Event 17: John Richards – 6th Place ($10,560)

$1,100 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 288

John Richards
John Richards

Jeff Madsen raised under the gun, John Richards called from the hijack, and Stanley Wang called from the small blind.

The flop came Qs7c3s, and it checked to Richards, who bet. Wang moved all in, Madsen folded, and Richards called all in for about 325,000 with As10s for ace high with a spade flush draw.

Wang turned over [6s5s] for a gutshot straight draw with a lower flush draw, and Richards needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the 6c, the river card was the 3c, and Wang paired his six on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Richards in sixth place.

John Richards  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($10,560)

And here are the approximate chip counts for the final five players:

Seat 1.  Stanley Wang  –  2,510,000  (126 bb)
Seat 2.  Nelson Resendiz  –  500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Jeff Madsen  –  490,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Marco Townsend  –  625,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Victor Figueroa  –  285,000  (14 bb)