Nair Removed
Level 18
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Chris Klodnicki raised to 9,000 under the gun, and Jay Nair's pocket pair was good enough to get his last 13,000 into the pot. His pair was
, and he was racing against Klodnicki's
.
The first four cards were safe on board (
), but the river
gave the pot and the knockout to Klodnicki. He's increased his chip lead by just a tiny margin, but the situation is much more significant for Nair. He's out in 20th place, and we're one knockout away from a redraw.