Level 22 (10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 164
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 351,000
9th Place – Andy Gallagher
8th Place – John Clifford
Two of the aforementioned short stacks, John Clifford and Andy Gallagher, we in shove or fold mode having less than 10 big blinds between them. In the end, the short stack magic that benefitted players in the last level, would not save either player.
Gallagher was the first to exit with Bob Piacentino doing the deed. Gallagher moved all-in for 73,000 and Piacentino raised to 175,000 on Gallagher’s direct left. All other players released and Gallagher saw the bad news when he showed {ac}{3c} against the {jd}{js} of Piacentino. The {ks}{qc}{9d}{10d}{4d} was a slight sweat to Gallagher, but not enough and he will earn $1,074 for his finish.
Clifford was not far behind Gallagher when he moved all-in for 152,000 and found a caller in TJ Shulman. It was a flip for Clifford with his {as}{kd} trailing the {jh}{js} of Shulman. The {qh}{10d}{7h} flop was a glimmer of hope for Clifford, but the {8d} turn and {3c} river sent him out earning $1,432.