Matthew Whitelaw Eliminated in 13th Place (ZAR 81,855)

Level 24
: Blinds 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthew Whitelaw arrived on the outer table with a shorter stack and proceeded to move all-in three times. He then took on Divan Le Roux and made a move by shoving the 8?5?5? flop out of the blinds. Le Roux called and was ahead.
Matthew Whitelaw: J?10?
Divan Le Roux: K?J?
The 10? turn improved Le Roux to a flush and Whitelaw now needed a five or ten to avoid elimination. Instead, the 2? river brought another spade and Whitelaw exited in 13th place for ZAR 81,855.
"Why did you do that?" a befuddled Nic Ioannoy asked and Whitelaw replied "I wanted to steal".
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,300,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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Busted |