Championship: Tom Midena Eliminated in 5th Place ($180,000)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 847

Hand #85  –  Roman Valerstein limped under the gun for 100,000, Tim Burt reraised from the small blind to 450,000, and Valerstein folded. Burt took the pot.

Hand #86  –  Jason Koon raised from the cutoff to 230,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Thomas Midena

Hand #87  –  Seth Davies raised from the button to 300,000, Tom Midena moved all in from the big blind for 1,130,000, and Davies called with As3d. Midena turned over KdJs, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 4d2d2c2s8d, and Davies won the pot with his ace to eliminate Midena in fifth place.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  5,335,000  (53 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  3,375,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($180,000)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  11,835,000  (118 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  4,860,000  (49 bb)