FSPC Main Event (Day 3): River Unkind To Shalmi, Out In 10th Place ($11,726)

2017 Florida State Poker Championships
Event 20 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($500,000 GTD)
Level 25 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 548
Players Remaining: 10/548

Devon Shalmi (Boca Raton, FL) 

After losing that pot to Josias Santos, Devon Shalmi (Boca Raton, FL) was left with less than ten big blinds, eventually getting down to 200,000.  After Michael Newman opened from early position, action folded to Shalmi, who shoved his stack forward.  Once the remaining players folded, Newman tossed in the chips for a call, and the two would be racing.

Shalmi announced that he had a pair, turning over 7♠ 7♣, with Newman tabling A♦ K♦.  The flop (Q♠ 9♦ 4♥) and turn (9♠) stayed clean for Devon, but the river would be his demise, as Newman spiked the A♣.  Shalmi wished the rest of the table good luck, before heading to the podium to collect his tenth place money ($11,726).

Michael Newman - 1,700,000

Devon Shalmi - 10th Place - $11,726