Jonathan Slater Eliminated in 8th Place (�16,500)
Jonathan Slater, a 25-year-old professional poker player from Chidwell, Essex, just busted the final table in a brutal set-over-set hand.
It began when Slater opened for 100,000 from the hijack only to have Dimitri Pembroke three-bet him to 215,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, and Slater called to see a flop of 
. Slater checked, Pembroke bet 235,000 and Slater woke up with a check-raise to 500,000, leaving himself about 900,000 back. Pembroke announced that he was all in and Slater couldn't get his chips in fast enough.
The entire rail were on their feet and gasped when the cards were flipped. Slater had flopped a set with the 
, but it was no good as Pembroke had top set with the 
.
"I'd really like a seven please," Slater said as he stood from his chair. The dealer did not oblige and instead put out the 
on the turn. "So close," Slater said. Indeed it was, but not close enough. Neither was the 
river.
Slater shook hands with the remaining players and then made his way to the payout desk in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000
1,585,000
|
1,585,000 |
|
Busted |