Sunday, February 26, 2017 10:19 PM Local Time
Michael Rocco Eliminated by Michael Newman
A player in middle position opens to 1,100, and two players behind him call. From the big blind, Michael Rocco three-bet shoves for 15,250 total. The initial raiser folds, but Michael Newman calls next to act. The last remaining player folds out of the way, too, and Rocco is heads-up and flipping for his tournament life.
Rocco:
Newman:
The board runs out , and Newman wins the flip with eights up. After using up both of his available entries for Day 1B, Rocco is eliminated from this Main Event.
Michael Newman - 78,000
Michael Rocco - Eliminated