Frederic Normand Eliminated in 16th Place by Greg Himmelbrand in a Three-Way All-In

Photo:  WPT Champions Club member Frederic Normand

Frederic Normand uses all of his Time Chips to tank for several minutes as he sees a big hand in progress at the next table (the hand where Romula Dorea doubled thru Dan Sepiol), and when he runs out of time, Normand bets 120,000, leaving himself 5,000 behind.

Iman Dan reraises from the cutoff to 210,000, and Greg Himmelbrand calls from the big blind, leaving himself just 10,000 behind.

Normand calls all in for 125,000, and any further betting will create a side pot between Himmelbrand and Dan.

The flop comes , Himmelbrand bets 10,000, and Dan calls. All three players turn over their cards:

Iman Dan:    (gutshot straight draw)
Greg Himmelbrand:    (ace-high straight)
Frederic Normand:    (pair of kings)

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Himmelbrand wins the entire pot with his straight to more than double up in chips, eliminating Normand in 16th place.

Greg Himmelbrand  –  605,000  (20 bb)
Iman Dan  –  530,000  (18 bb)
Frederic Normand  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($17,000)