David Sklansky Eliminated in 8th Place ($19,306)
Fourth street:
D'Alessandro: x-x /
Sklansky: x-x /
Hughes: x-x /
Both players checked.
Fifth street:
D'Alessandro: x-x /
Sklansky: x-x /
Hughes: x-x /
D'Alessandro bet, and Hughes called.
Sixth street:
D'Alessandro: x-x /
Sklansky: x-x /
Hughes: x-x /
Again D'Alessandro bet, and Hughes called. Both players checked the river. D'Alessandro turned over in the hole for three aces. Hughes quickly called a low with for a 7-5 low. Sklansky opened for no low and a pair of sevens.
"I wish I had gotten something to play with," said Sklansky as he exited first from the final table of an event for the second time in a week. He walks away with $19,306 in prize money.