Christian Soucy, the short stack when play resumed following the break, has just made his exist from the Playground 500. He put on a display of fearless poker in the early stages but ran into a monster at the wrong time on his final hand.
It was a heads-up pot against Kevin Javier, and the board read when the chips went in. Kevin led the river by moving all in. Christian read the situation correctly but the fateful ten on the river enticed him to make the wrong play. “You have queens, eh?” Christian said as he mulled over the situation. Despite his suspicions, Christian had improved his hand, , on the river and couldn’t resist making the call. Christian was right. Kevin flipped over , and now only four players remain.