Samuel Gagnon Eliminated in 14th Place by Mike Dentale

Mike Dentale moves all in from the small blind for about 1,265,000, and Samuel Gagnon (pictured) thinks for a bit before he calls all in from the big blind with . Dentale turns over , and Gagnon needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The flop comes , and the turn card is the . With a four-card straight on the board, Dentale calls out for a chop.

The river card is the , putting a five-card straight on the board, and Dentale says, “Chop it up!”

But several people point out that with the nine in his hand, Dentale wins the pot with a nine-high straight. Dentale apologizes to Gagnon for the misread — and the bad beat. But Gagnon is eliminated in 14th place as his jacks are cracked.

Mike Dentale  –  1,745,000  (35 bb)
Samuel Gagnon  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  (8,500 / ~US $6,746)