Sowers Down, Then Out
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Talk about a stunning reversal of fortune for Mike Sowers! A few minutes ago he was flirting with the chip lead. Now he's out. He opened the pot with a raise to 300,000. Binh Nguyen reraised to a million straight, prompting Sowers to quickly jam all in. Nguyen called even faster, showing
. It was bad luck for Sowers, who mustered up a pair of fours, 
. A board of 
improved neither player and sent a stunned Sowers to the rail in third place. But $654,797 in prize money will, no doubt, cushion the blow.We'll have a slight pause now in order to prepare for heads-up play. The chip counts are:
Binh Nguyen - 8.45 million
Cornel Andrew Cimpan - 5.47 million
9:07pm -- Cimpan Doubles through Sowers
At this stage of the tournament, the swings are huge. Binh Nguyen was first to act and opened the pot for 300,000. Andrew Cimpan moved all in behind him; Mike Sowers moved all in behind Cimpan. Nguyen quickly folded, allowing Cimpan and Sowers to open their hands. It was a race, with Sowers'
slightly ahead of Cimpan's 
. Cimpan paired aces on a flop of
but had to duck any three, any five, and a few runner-runner combinations. The on the turn took care of the running combinations; the 
took care of the rest. It was a pot worth more than four million for Cimpan; Sowers is now the short stack.