Raul Paez Eliminated in 11th Place (￡6,188)
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One man who wishes he'd taken the lie-in is Raul Paez. On the very first hand of the day, and with two players yet to arrive, Paez made it 8,000 from the button with
and Howard Lederer made the call in the big blind with 
.Confusion entailed on the
flop as the dealer assumed both players had checked. "I didn't check," claimed the Professor. "I looked at my cards, but I didn't check."Without too much debate, the dealer brought play back and Lederer led for 4,000. Paez made the call.
On the
turn, Lederer asked how much his Paez had left (5,500 was the reply) and duly put his man all in. Paez made the inevitable call.Although the
river caused yet more confusion as both players initially believed it was a chop chop, Lederer spotted he had a low and ultimately scooped the pot.