Down to 9 big blinds, DJ Buckley shipped under the gun for 28,000. He was called by Taylor Howard. When the action got to James Aldridge in the big blind, he immediately shoved all-in. As Howard stepped aside, Aldridge tabled , crushing the of Buckley. The board gave a mini-sweat , but the rockets held up for Aldridge, giving him a nice pick-up and sending the dangerous Buckley to the rail.

From Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Buckley has a total of 27 MSPT cashes (24 in Main Events and three in Regional Events) including seven Final Tables and career MSPT earnings of $213,318. This is just a portion of his $846,974 earnings reported on The Hendon Mob.