Event 17 (Day 3): 7th Place - McLaughlin ($12,726)

Level 23 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 6
Chip Average: 890,000

7th Place - Robert McLaughlin

Two hands after Jonathan Ivy's elimination and less than 5 hands after his own stack was crippled, Robert McLaughlin was eliminated in 7th place.

He was all-in pre-flop against Christian Harder in a race that all but ended on the turn.

Harder: 9x 9x     McLaughlin: Ax Kx

Flop: 8x 7x 6x
Turn: 10x
River: Ax

Without a 9x on the river, McLaughlin was unable to get a chopped pot and left in 7th place.

A few hands prior, he and Brian Hastings were engaged in a big hand. With a board of K♦ Q♥ 8♥ 9♥ 9♦ and roughly 300,000 already in the pot, Hastings put out a bet of 375,000 that would have put McLaughlin all-in. He went into the tank for several minutes before electing to fold, leaving him with about 200,000 chips.