CPPT Event 1: 6th Place - Eriquezzo ($7,510)

Event 1 (Day 2)
Level 26 (15,000/30,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 332
Players Remaining: 5

Chip Average: 1,300,000

Ryan Eriquezzo (New Haven, CT)

One of the biggest hands played out prior to the elimination of Malik Curry, as Ryan Eriquezzo was this time on the losing end of a river two outer and would be left with just over three big blinds.

The action was picked up with Marsel Backa raising to 75,000 and the table would fold to Eriquezzo in the small blind.

Eriquezzo would then announce "all-in" and Backa would snap call, putting close to 1,600,000 in the middle of the pot.

Eriquezzo would table [Ad][Jc] and Backa would table [Qc][Qd] and in a flash one of these extremely talented players were about to have close to a third of the chips in play.

Eriquezzo would take the lead on the [Ah][3s][9c] flop and Backa's tournament life hung in the balance as the [4h] came on the turn.

He'd hit gin on the river though, as the [Qh] spiked as audible gasps could be heard from everyone at the table.

It was a sick end to an interesting hand, as Backa has been extremely active pre-flop as we've seen him play some less than "premium hands" in the early portions of this Final Table.

But, when aggressive players do have "it" they usually get paid off and that's exactly what happened here as Eriquezzo made the "right" move, just at the wrong time and then couldn't have his pair hold up by the river.

Eriquezzo would be kicking himself after the pot, but couldn't complain after making a pay jump when Curry was sent to the rail in 7th place, as he would be eliminated a few hands after Curry.

The WSOP Bracelet winner will make $7,500 for his Event 1 efforts.