Hand #55: Isaac Haxton Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,224,800)

Photo:  Isaac Haxton Eliminated in 4th Place

Isaac Haxton raises from the cutoff to 275,000, and Mikita Badziakouski thinks for a while before he moves all in from the big blind, and Haxton calls all in for 2,600,000 with .

Badziakouski turns over , and Haxton needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Haxton flops a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. Badziakouski wins the pot with his pocket eights to eliminate Haxton in fourth place.

Seat 2.  Dan Smith  –  825,000
Seat 4.  Mikita Badziakouski  –  6,750,000
Seat 5.  Isaac Haxton  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($1,224,800)
Seat 6.  Mario Mosboeck  –  9,425,000

Photo:  Isaac Haxton is interviewed by WPT sideline reporter Drea Renee