Hand #50: Rocco Palumbo Out in 8th Place ($101,935)

Hand #50  –  Rocco Palumbo (pictured above) moves all in from the small blind for about 510,000, and Brandon Steven picks up his cards in the big blind to look at them the same time as everyone else. The top card is the [Kh], and he slowly squeezes it to the side to reveal the [Jh].

Steven calls with his [KhJh], and Palumbo turns over [Js8h]. Palumbo is dominated, and will need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes [10s9s5s9c5c], and Palumbo flops an open-ended straight draw with a flush draw, but improves no further.

Brandon Steven wins the pot with the two pair on the board and his king kicker to eliminate WPT Champions Club member Rocco Palumbo in eighth place.

Brandon Steven  –  1,625,000
Rocco Palumbo  –  Out in 8th Place  ($101,935)

The remaining seven players are guaranteed at least $137,085.