Roller Coaster Exit for Beckley
Joshua Beckley escaped from elimination and essentially doubled through, chopping with a low against Jason Phamolivo on a board of 
after he tabled 
. Phamolivo won the high pot with 
while the third player in the hand mucked.
Beckley then got into a hand with Corey Hochman and called bets on the 
flop and the 
turn. The 
came on the river and Hochman fired again. Beckley tank-folded and was shown the 
.
One hand later, Hochman raised and his table neighbor three-bet, Hochman called. On the 
flop, Hochman checked and called a bet before check-raising the turn, which resulted in a call. The river completed the board and Hochman's final bet was reluctantly called to see him turn over 
for the nut straight.
Beckley's remaining two preflop bets vanished the next hand as he left the tournament area in the final level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
Busted |