Nico Fierro Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,880)


Nico Fierro raised to 50,000 only to have Martin Sansour move all-in. Fierro snap-called for his stack of about 450,000 and was the one at risk. The crowd let out a collective gasp when the two turned over their cards:
Sansour:
Fierro:
Fierro held the dominating hand but things got interesting when the flop came . Sansour picked up outs with his straight draw and needed to hit a nine or ace to complete it. The
on the turn was neither and it was down to the river. The dealer burned and flipped the
! Sansour's contingent let out a cheer as Fierro could only shake his head in disappointment. He was eliminated from the tournament in eighth place and will take home $25,880 for his efforts.