Hand #22: Tony Ruberto Eliminated in 9th Place ($75,595)
Feb 2, 2017
Photo: Ninth-place finisher Tony Ruberto
Hand #22 – Tony Ruberto moves all in under the gun for 90,000, Thomas Penza calls from the hijack, and Nicholas Immekus calls from the big blind. Any further betting will create a side pot between Immekus and Penza.
Both players check to the river on a board of 
. Ruberto shows 
for a pair of fours, and Penza shows 
for a pair of fours with a lower kicker. But Immekus turns over 
to win the pot with a pair of nines, eliminating Ruberto in ninth place.
Nicholas Immekus – 5,270,000 (88 bb)
Tony Ruberto – Eliminated in 9th Place ($75,595)
Ruberto was the last WPT Champions Club member in the field, and his elimination guarantees that a new name will be added to the WPT Champions Cup.
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