Event 17 (Day 3): 9th Place - Welch ($6,707)

Level 22 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 8
Chip Average: 667,500

9th Place - Charles Welch

After an impressive run of three final tables during this series, Charles Welch's Main Event has come to an end.

Welch was one of the shorter stacks since the start of the final table, and was down to about 10 big blinds when he got all his chips into the middle with two over cards against John O'Brien's pocket pair.

Welch: A♦ J♥    O'Brien: 9♠ 9♣

Flop: K♠ K♦ 9♥
Turn: 8♥
River: 6♥

Not only was Welch unable to pair either of his cards, but O'Brien flopped a full house. He has been running hot since the start of the final table. He was the shortest stack with 10 players remaining, but now has just a shade under the chip average - pretty good considering Brian Hastings has more than one-third of the chips in play.

Welch goes home in 9th place with $6,707. This was his third cash during this series and his fifth career cash at the Live! Poker Room.