Norman Messier Eliminated in 8th Place (CAD $1,000)
Norman Messier flopped top pair and then rivered two pair against Rodney Ramalho, but it wasn't good enough.
Ramalho opened with a preflop raise to 16,000 under the gun and Messier called from the small blind. Messier checked the 
flop and Ramalho bet 20,000. Messier raised all in for 56,500 total. Ramalho called the 30,000 more with 
and was behind the 
of Messier.
The turn put Ramalho ahead with the 
and that spelled the end of the day for Messier. Ramalho is sitting just over 450,000 with two eliminations left before the players bag for Day 2. Ramalho got to this point yesterday before busting out with queens versus kings, but with double the average chips and more than 70 big blinds, he's got a good chance to make Day 2. He is the first player to cash twice in the WPT National.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000 | |
|
Busted |