Roland Israelavshili Eliminated in 5th Place ($35,213)
Level 28
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Roland Israelavshili open-shoved his last 200,000 or so from the cutoff and Patrick Houchins snapped it off from the big blind.
Showdown
Israelavshili:
Houchins:
"Fifty-fifty," Israelavshili said with a smile.
Israelavshili flopped a pair when the dealer fanned , but he was still well behind. Neither the on the turn nor the on the river improved his hand, and he was eliminated in 5th place for $35,213.
"First last year and fifth this year," he said to WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla. "Not too bad."
We couldn't have said it better ourselves, Roland.