Ryan Dougherty Eliminated by Alex Rocha

Photo:  Hunter Pappas (top right, in red) drops his head as he considers whether or not to call the two preflop all-ins.

Ryan Dougherty moves all in under the gun for 40,000, Alex Rocha moves all in over the top from middle position for 48,000, and Hunter Pappas asks for exact counts from the small blind. Pappas goes into the tank with about 95K in his stack, counting out enough chips to call, and then thinks for a bit longer before he folds.

Dougherty shows , but he needs to improve to stay alive against Rocha’s . Pappas smiles as he says he folded pocket sixes, and tells himself, “Good job. Good job.”

The board comes , and Rocha flops a set of jacks to win the pot and eliminate Dougherty from Day 1A.

Alex Rocha  –  93,000  (47 bb)
Hunter Pappas  –  95,000  (48 bb)
Ryan Dougherty  –  Eliminated

Photo:  Alex Rocha