Early Exit: Andrew Pantling

Canadian top player and Matchbook CEO Andrew Pantling was just knocked out near the end of the second level of play. 

The action starts with Pantling in early position and he raises to 400 from and three players make the call. George James, sitting in the big blind, three-bets to 1,700 and Pantling calls. The player on the button commits the extra chips as well and three see the flop.

The flop brings out [9sKdTc] and James bets 3,500 almost immediately. Pantling gives it some thought and calls getting the button to commit as well.

With three players still in the hand the turn brings out the [Ad]. This time James checks to Pantling and he decides to move all in for 14,550. The player on the button thinks about it for a while but eventually he lays his hand down. 

"I call," James says three seconds later and the showdown goes as following.

Pantling: [6s8s]
James: [AcAh]

The board completes on the river with the [Jh] and Pantling is knocked out. James is one of the big stacks with around 50,000 chips.