Jacobo Fernandez eliminated in 2nd place for $136,643

With the board reading




Clearly tortured by the decision ahead, Fernandez sat back in his chair and counted out his chips as the expectant crowd pushed closer to the rail. Singer, meanwhile, usually cucumber cool, squirmed in his seat like a frog in a blender, perhaps attempting to feign discomfort.
If that were the case, then the plan certainly worked, Fernandez making the call and, almost reluctantly, pushing his stack across the line.
Realizing he was ahead and just one card away from a coveted bracelet win, Singer swiftly revealed




There were a couple of scattered calls from the rail for a seven, but the pleas fell on stony ground, the dealer popping out a harmless

As Singer spotted the river, it finally sunk in -- he was now part of that elite group of bracelet winners, his patience and timing in this event reaping the rewards he so richly deserves.