Andreas Kanakis had been among the chip leaders since the very beginning of the tournament but unfortunately his run in the event ended slightly prematurely in 6th place. He was all-in against Rodney Ramalho, who covered him by quite a margin.
Andreas:
Rodney:
There was no King to come for Andreas as the board ran out
and Rodney’s full house took the pot and sent Andreas to the rail.
Just 2 hands later, Rodney was faced with an all-in bet from Matthew Bellsmith on a flop of
, and this time he shoved behind to try and isolate his opponent. He was successful and the players showed down.
Matthew: Tc for top pair
Rodney:
for the overpair.
The turn and river were the and
and again Rodney was stacking chips.
5th place: Matthew Bellsmith, $4,820
6th place: Andreas Kanakis, $3,650