Event 5: Mike Fryett Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,273)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,973

Mike Fryett

Fariborz Zojaji found a quick double-up with pocket aces in one of the first hands at the final table, giving him enough chips to compete for this 10th-place knockout.

Zojaji opened this pot to 225,000 in middle position, and Mike Fryett called in the small blind. The flop was 8h5s2s, and Fryett moved all in for 470,000. Zojaji quickly called to put his opponent at risk.

Zojaji: AsTs (flush draw)
Fryett: Ad8d (pair of eights)

The 3s landed right on the turn, leaving Fryett drawing dead to the 7d river. He was eliminated in 10th place as the first casualty of the final table, giving Zojaji’s short stack another significant boost.

Fariborz Zojaji – 1,225,000 (15 bb)
Mike Fryett – Eliminated in 10th place ($2,273)