POY Contender David Paredes Eliminated in 18th Place by Richard Leger

Richard Leger raises from middle position to 30,000, David Paredes (pictured) moves all in from the small blind for about 58,000, and Leger calls with . Paredes turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Leger pairs his jack on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Paredes from the tournament.

Richard Leger  –  970,000  (81 bb)
David Paredes  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($41,070)

Paredes was one of the final contenders for the Hublot WPT Player of the Year title, though he needed to win this event in order to pass points-leader Mike Shariati.

The elimination of Paredes means the POY race is down to three players — current POY leader Shariati, Cate Hall (who needs to finish 3rd or higher at tomorrow’s final table in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown), and Dietrich Fast (who needs to finish 5th or higher here).