John Cernuto Eliminated in 12th Place ($23,318)

There wasn't anything John Cernuto could do about a very bad situation. On a flop of , he check-raised all in after David Ulliott bet 48,000. Ulliott quickly called with
, middle set. That was bad news for Cernuto, who turned over bottom set and a flush draw with
. Cernuto would need running low cards or a non-pairing heart to remain in the tourament. He caught a heart on the turn with the
, but Ulliott still had a draw off his own. He binked it when the river came
to give him quad queens, drawing a pained "oooooo!" from Cernuto.
Cernuto finished in 12th place and will receive $23,318.