Najib Bennani Eliminated in 2nd Place ($151,335)
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Najib Bennani opened from the button with a pot-sized raise. In the big blind, Rami Boukai reraised the pot, enough to cover his opponent. Bennani quickly called, his tournament life now squarely in the hands of the poker gods.
Showdown
Bennani:
Boukai:
The first three cards were brilliant news for the at-risk player, as he paired up on the
flop. Unfortunately for him though, the 
struck the turn like a thunderbolt. Bennani was left drawing only to a ten for the straight, and the 
that filled out the board was indeed not a ten.With his two pair finishing as the second-best hand, Najib Bennani becomes our 2nd-place finisher, taking home more than $150,000 but falling just short of the top prize.