David Benefield Eliminated in 20th Place ($35,377)
Taylor Paur opened for 26,000 from the cutoff and was met with an all-in three-bet to 316,000 by David Benefield on the button. The small blind got out of the way, but Chris Moorman surprised everyone by moving all in from the big.
"Whoops," Benefield said after Paur had folded.
Benefield:
Moorman:
While Benefield had picked a bad spot, it seemed his ill timing might pay off when the flop delivered him a flush draw and gut-shot straight draw. Benefield allowed a smile to creep across his face as he had picked up a decent sweat. With two chances at it, the dealer burned and turned the . A blank if there ever was one.
Down to his last chance, Benefield leaned in close as the was put out on the river. Benefield bricked and was subsequently eliminated in 20th place; meanwhile, Moorman vaulted into the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Moorman |
1,660,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
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David Benefield | Busted |