Evan McNiff Eliminated in 43rd Place ($32,685)

After a flop of [6s5c3h], Owen Crowe checks the big blind, Evan McNiff bets, Crowe raises, McNiff moves all in, and Crowe calls with [8h7h] (open-ended straight draw with a heart flush draw). McNiff shows [7c6c] for top pair with a dead gutshot straight draw. (If McNiff makes his straight, Crowe would win with a higher straight.) 

The turn is the [3s], the river is the [8c], and Crowe misses his big draws but pairs his eight on the river to win the pot. Evan McNiff is eliminated in 43rd place, earning $32,685. 

Evan McNiff had been in the running to catch John Phan in the WPT Player of the Year race. There are six players left with a shot at the title. 

Owen Crowe  –  1,080,000
Evan McNiff  –  Out in 43rd Place ($32,685)