Matthew Dalka Eliminated in 32nd Place by Jeff Banghart

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Matthew Dalka raises UTG+1 to 65,000, Jeff Banghart reraises from the small blind to 175,000, and Joey Gargiulo unintentionally uses four Time Chips in the big blind as he appears to carefully study both Dalka and Banghart. The dealer checks in with Gargiulo to make sure he knows the action is on him, and Gargiulo thought he had already folded.

Gargiulo hadn’t used any Time Chips yet, and didn’t seem too concerned about giving up four of them. At the final three tables (24 players), everyone will be reset to exactly six Time Chips each.

With that out of the way, Dalka calls, and the flop comes . Banghart bets 125,000, and Dalka calls.

The turn card is the , Banghart checks, Dalka moves all in for roughly 450,000, and Banghart calls with . Dalka turns over , and needs to catch a jack on the river to stay alive.

The board comes , and Banghart wins the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Dalka in 32nd place.

Jeff Banghart  –  2,625,000  (105 bb)
Matthew Dalka  –  Eliminated in 32nd Place  ($15,000)