Hands #37-38: Tony Gargano Eliminated in 10th Place ($40,209)

Hand #37  –  Matthew Casterella raises from early position, winning the blinds and antes. 

Hand #38  –  William Botchis raises from the cutoff to 35,000, Tony Gargano moves all in for 270,000, and William Botchis calls with [QcQs]. But he’s dominated by Gargano’s [KcKs]. 

The flop comes [AcKd10c], and Gargano flops a set of kings to Botchis’s gutshot straight draw. The turn card is the [3c], giving Gargano a higher club flush draw and leaving Botchis with just three outs. 

The river card is the — [Js]! 

William Botchis, in his first pot of the day, rivers a three outer to crack Gargano’s pocket kings and win the pot. Tony Gargano is eliminated in 10th place, earning $40,209. The remaining nine players are guaranteed at least $46,315.