John Ripnick Eliminated in 20th Place ($15,471)
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
John Ripnick moved all in the first hand back from dinner break but received no callers.
The next hand, Ripnick raised to 60,000 in the hijack before Nenad Dukic three-bet to 165,000 in the cutoff. Ripnick moved all in for 600,000 and Dukic snap-called.
John Ripnick: A?A? 
Nenad Dukic: Q?Q?
Ripnick had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to double up, but the flop brought Q?8?J? to give Dukic top set.
The rest of the board came 5?4? and the dealer checked to see if Dukic had Ripnick covered.
"He has the whole tournament covered," tablemate Noah Bronstein said as Ripnick was sent off in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |