Arieh Cracks Parker's Aces to Send Him to the Rail
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Brock Parker, whose stack has not been among the tallest through Day 2 but who nevertheless has been solidly pursuing Day 3, has been eliminated in 29th place.
He raised in mid position to 24,000 called by the button and both blinds. On a flop of 
, Parker bet 40,000 when it was checked to him, called only by small blind Josh Arieh. The turn paired the three (
). Arieh checked again, and Parker moved all in for around 150,000, finding himself snap-called and drawing to two outs.
Parker: 
Arieh: 
The 
brick on the river crushed Parker's hopes of a fourth WSOP bracelet in this tournament, but kept Arieh's hope for a third very much alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |