A series of preflop raises saw Joe Listle move his 685,000 stack in the middle from the small blind, and Gene Boyer isolate him from the big blind.

Joe Listle:
Gene Boyer:

Listle was in rough shape holding the inferior pair, and the flop didn’t change much.

In need of some help, the that fell on the turn wasn’t it, as Listle was left drawing dead to the needle river.

Gene Boyer - 6,220,000
Joe Listle - Eliminated