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Casey Jarzabek - 10th Place
From early position, John Nixon opened the betting to 48,000. Moving around to the cutoff position, Casey "bigdogpckt5s" Jarzabek reraised it up to 124,000. Two seats down, Alex Bolotin wasn't going anywhere. From the small blind, he moved all in over top of both men, sliding his last 314,000 chips forward. Nixon quickly ducked out, while Jarzabek opted to make the call, having the diminutive pro slightly covered.
Showdown:
Bolotin:
Jarzabek:
Things would only get worse for Jarzabek. The flop brought . Despite picking up a pair, Casey fell deeper into the hole. The on the turn added a few outs for him, but the was no help on the river. After that monster pot, Bolotin climbed back to 695,000, leaving Jarzabek on the short stack with 79,000.
The very next hand, Jarzabek moved all in for 77,000. His nemesis Alex Bolotin made the call, this time as the covering player. Jarzabek tabled , while Bolotin was a marginal favorite with . The flop was a dramatic . In an ironic repeat of the previous hand, Jarzabek made his pair but fell miles behind to Bolotin's set. Once more, the turn brought some additional outs as the improved the all-in player to two pair. And once again, the river was a complete blank; the filled out the board, ending Casey Jarzabek's tournament just shy of the final table.