Game Over for Daniel Johnson
For once, the action wasn't all in pre-flop. In fact, Daniel Johnson and David Diaz didn't get the chips into the pot until the river. On the turn of a board, Diaz checked and then called a bet of 36,000 from Johnson. The river came , putting a straight on board and bringing a third club. Diaz checked again, then moved all in after Johnson bet 120,000. Johnson called with a strong hand, , the second nut flush. But Diaz had a stronger hand -- the nut flush, with . That made Johnson the 19th-place finisher and gave Diaz 620,000 chips.
The tournament is now paused to do a three-table re-draw. We'll have the new seat assignments momentarily.