Lee Childs Eliminated in 4th Place ($11,693)
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Lee Childs opened to 25,000 from the cutoff, and with the button in front of him, Mark Castaldo flatted to see a flop.
The dealer fanned the 
across the felt and Childs led out for a 32,000 c-bet. When Castaldo flatted once more, the 
hit the board on the turn.
Childs slowed down with a check this time, and Castaldo pounced on the pot with a 45,000 bet. After deliberating for more than two minutes, counting out the calling stack, adding raising chips and then returning the excess amount, Childs decided to see the river.
Fifth street produced the 
and Childs checked once more, only to hear Castaldo announce himself all in for more than 200,000 - a bet which barely had Childs covered.
Diving deep down into the tank once again, Childs pondered his options for more than four minutes, staring silently at Castaldo and studying in search of a tell.
Apparently Childs found something to move on, and he suddenly made the call while peering over to see what Castaldo brought to bear. When the 
was revealed to be the bad news, Childs could only wince when he saw that his read had been off base. Childs and his 
had been behind the whole time, and when it was all said and done, his stack was shipped to the next seat over.
"Nice hand..." said Childs sincerely, shaking hands with his three opponents before heading over to commiserate with his father Bill. Childs earned $11,693 for the 4th place finish, while also locking up the Points Standings Championship for this HPO series stop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
344,000
|
344,000 |
|
Busted |