Hands #79-81: Chad Roudebush Eliminated in 5th Place ($75,000*)

Hand #79 – Craig Varnell completes the small blind to 500,000, and Chad Roudebush checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes , Varnell checks, Roudebush bets 1,000,000, and Varnell folds. Roudebush takes the pot.

Hand #80 – Craig Varnell raises from the button to 1,000,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #81 – Chad Roudebush (pictured) moves all in from the button, and Lucio Antunes calls from the big blind with . Roudebush turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive. The board comes , and Antunes wins the pot with a pair of queens to eliminate Chad Roudebush from the tournament.

Chad Roudebush – Eliminated in 5th Place ($75,000*)

* This is the official payout, and doesn’t reflect any deals between the players.