BPO Championship: Mike Thompson Eliminated In 9th Place ($1,948)

Mike Thompson (TPL)

Joe Ginzer was eliminated in 10th place taking home $1,568 for his efforts. We were then down to our unofficial final table of ten. Phil Willmeth raised to 250,000 from early postion and Mike Thompson moved all in for 425,000.

It folded back to Willmeth who made the call turning over his A♣Q♦. Thompson showed A♠K♥ and was in great shape to double up.

The dealer spread the Q♠9♣7♠ flop and Willmeth paired his queen. Thompson saw the bad news and would need some help to survive. The 3♠ turn gave him hope as he picked up the nut flush draw.

The 3♣ river however was no help to Thompson and he is eliminated in 9th place collecting $1,568. Our final table is now set and a full list of chip counts will be posted shortly.