Jorge Rivera Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,810)
Level 29
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Under the gun, Jorge Rivera opened to 455,000, his full stack. The table passed all the way around to the big blind where John Riordan asked, "Can I have a count?" The dealer broke down the stacks, and Riordan took just a minute to consider before confidently announcing the call.
Rivera:
Riordan:
The flop was safe for Rivera's jacks, but the turn was not at all safe. The peeled off the deck, and just like that, Rivera was drawing dead to two outs.
River:
That's no help to the at-risk player, and Rivera has gone broke on the final table bubble. He'll take home the last of the $15,810 payouts for his efforts this week, and that's not a bad consolation prize in our books.