Eric Rodawig Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,190)
Eric Rodawig: 
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Mike Leah: / 
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Eric Rodawig's dream of capturing this title for the second time in three years came to an end in the last hand before the break courtesy of Mike Leah.
It happened when Leah completed showing the and Rodawig raised. Leah made the call and then bet when he paired that seven on fourth. Rodawig called off his last 17,000 and showed 
, which gave him a good shot at a low. Leah showed the 
.
After the board ran out, Leah received the 
on seventh to make an eight-seven low to go with his pair of sevens, but it wasn't needed as Rodawig somehow missed everything and ended with king high after receiving the 
on seventh. Rodawig exited in tenth place for $21,190, which is a far cry from the $442,183 he won two years ago in this event when Phil Hellmuth in heads-up play.
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