Aaron Van Blarcum Eliminated by Joni Jouhkimainen
Aaron Van Blarcum called from under the gun and was followed by Sean Winter in the cutoff. George Wolff raised it up to 33,000 from the button. Van Blarcum and Winter called.
The flop came [6h][7h][js] and Van Blarcum checked. Winter bet 114,000. Wolff snap-mucked. Van Blarcum used a time extension before opting to fold.
In the following hand, Winter raised to 21,000 from under the gun. Joni Jouhkimainen called from the button. Mike Watson and Van Blarcum called from the blinds.
The flop came [jd][ts][4d] and Watson checked. Van Blarcum moved all in for 8,000. Winter raised to 48,000. Jouhkimainen potted over the top forcing a quick fold from both Watson and Winter.
Jouhkimainen: [jc][js][5h][5c]
Van Blarcum: [9d][5d][3h][2s]
Van Blarcum was unable to improve against Jouhkimainen flopped set, after the board ran out the [2h] and [qs], resulting in his elimination from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 676,000 |
19,000  |
| Joni Jouhkimainen | 597,000 |
242,000 |
| Aaron Van Blarcum | Busted |
-112,000  |
