Shawn Van Asdale
$235 8-Game
Level 29: 100,000/200,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 1 off 122
Limit Hold’em
Even after Patrick Preston’s double up, the limits were so high, it only took a couple hands without a showdown for Shawn Van Asdale to open up a big chip lead again.
After a couple bets and raises, Preston is all in preflop for about 300,000 and Van Asdale calls. Van Asdale shows [Qd][Th] and has Preston’s [Qc][8s] dominated.
The board runs out [Td][6d][3c][Ad][Ac]. Preston is drawing dead on the turn and Van Asdale wins the pot with tens and aces. Preston hits the rail in second place and takes home $4,260 for his runner-up finish.
Van Asdale wins his first RIU trophy and $6,368.
Shawn Van Asdale – $235 8-Game Champion
Patrick Preston – Eliminated
Patrick Preston
