Sunday, April 23, 2017 2:16 PM Local Time
Robert Hankins Eliminated on the Bubble by Daniel Pearlman, Hankins Splits 117th Place Money
Robert Hankins raises to 11,000 from under the gun and Daniel Pearlman three-bets to 28,500 from middle position. Action folds back around to Hankins, who calls.
The flop is and Hankins checks. Pearlman bets 24,000 and Hankins calls. The turn is the and Hankins checks again. Pearlman moves all in for effectively Hankins' remaining 51,000, which sends Hankins into the tank. After several minutes go by, Joe Elpayaa calls the clock.
After the clock is called, it doesn't take more than a couple seconds before Hankins calls. Hankins shows , giving him a pair of eights, and is in the lead against Pearlman's .
The river is the and Pearlman spikes an ace on the river to make the best hand and eliminate Hankins. Jesse Cohen was eliminated simultaneously on another table and the two players will split the payout.
Pearlman, on the other hand, wins the pot and is one of the biggest stacks in the room with the remaining 116 players in the money.
Daniel Pearlman - 605,000
Robert Hankins - Eliminated