Billie Payne Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,185)
Level 28
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
We've lost another player, and this time it's Billie Payne heading to the rail.
It was the 50th hand of the day when Payne open-shoved for 510,000 from the hijack seat with . He almost made it. The table passed around to the big blind where Jonathan Poche squeezed out and made the easy call with Payne's tournament life in the balance.
There was no help at all on the flop, and the turn and river failed to save Payne's tournament life. He's out in 7th place, pocketing more than $18,000 for three days' work.