CPPT Event 1: 4th Place - Jradeh ($12,545)

Event 1 (Day 2)
Level 28 (25,000/50,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 332
Players Remaining: 3

Chip Average: 2,400,000

Rami Jradeh (Quincy, MA)

Rami Jradeh and Marsel Backa have clashed a few times over the last hour and it was only fitting that Jradeh's tournament end would in a massive pot with Backa.

The action was picked up on a flop of [8h][7s][Jd] with Jradeh check raising all-in for close to 800,000 more, a move that would send Backa deep into the tank.

It was a tough spot as Backa held a sizable advantage over Jradeh and Raj Patel and if he were to call and be wrong, those three would be very closely stacked leaving Brad St. Vincent as the far and away chip leader.

The pay jumps also had to play in his mind, as the next player eliminated would make $12,500, with some big jumps coming for the higher places.

After weighing all the options, Backa just couldn't find a fold and would call, tabling [Jh][9h] for top pair.

Jradeh would table [Ks][10d] and need to hit on the turn and river to stay alive and swing the momentum of this Final Table.

He wouldn't be doing any hitting as the turn and river would brick out and the WSOP Circuit Ring winner and Foxwoods Champion would be sent to the rail in 4th place.

Marsel Backa now controls close to 3,000,000 chips in play with Raj Patel sitting as a very short stack with just over 10 big blinds.