Porter Falls Short in the Most Classic Race
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Stanislaw Grodek opened the action to 50,000 from the cutoff, and Siarhei Alontsau put out a three-bet to 90,000 from the button. Tjenno Eskes made it 250,000 from the small blind, and when the action reached Luke Porter, he moved all in for 725,000 from the big blind. Both Grodek and Alontsau folded, and Eskes called.
Luke Porter: A♥K♥ 
Tjenno Eskes: Q♦Q♣
Porter needed to win this classic race to stay in the tournament. The J♣10♠4♣ flop gave him some extra outs, but they were taken away with the 10♦ pairing the board on the turn. The 3♣ completed the board, and Porter was sent to the rail while Eskes’ stack crossed the four million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
2,190,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
|
1,200,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted |