Championship: James Newcomb Eliminated 5th ($10,063)

$1,100 Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/3,000 Ante
Players: 4/161

James Newcomb eliminated 5th ($10,063)
James Newcomb eliminated 5th ($10,063)

James Newcomb open shoved for 299,000 and Stu Paterson jammed for more from his direct left. The remaining players folded and Newcomb was drawing slim for his tournament life.

Paterson: TcTh
Newcomb: 9s9c

The board fell QsJh3dQh3c and James Newcomb busted 5th earning $10,063.

The deep run marks Newcomb’s third of the Coco Poker Showdown series. He previous finished runner up in Event 2 and 8th in Event 3.