Frank "gator93" Hernandez Eliminated in 16th Place ($10,601)
John Riordan and Frank Hernandez have spent much of the last hour tangling with each other, and we find them once again involved in an all-in pot. Hernandez got his money in before the flop with , and he was in bad shape when Riordan put him to the test with the dominating .
Hernandez found a queen on the flop, but it was a disaster. The dealer spread out , and Hernandez had no heart with which to sweat a flush draw. He was drawing dead to a chop or runner-runner full house (or quads), but the turn and river blanked off with the and respectively.
With that, Hernandez has been giving his marching orders. He'll head to the payout desk to pick up $10,601 on his way out the door, and the remaining 15 players will get a small pay bump thanks to his exit.
Riordan looks to have retaken the chip lead with that pot, sitting now with 2.1 million in front of him.