"August $150,000" (Day 2): Gari Doubles Up, Leaves Thoman With Crumbs

"August $150,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)
Level 25 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 792
Players Remaining: 20/792

Thomas Gari (Hollywood, FL)

Thomas Gari would open form early position, with action folding to Sherie Thoman, who three-bet shoved for 410,000.  The all-in would clear out the button and blinds, which actually turned out to be a tournament-saver for Gari.  Thomas would make the call, and best Sherie, holding A♠ K♠ against her A♣ 10♦.  The Q♣ 9♥ 7♥ 7♠ 4♥ runout did give Sherie some extra hope heading to the river, but the extra chop outs never amounted, and she'd be left with 20,000.

Daniel Navarrete was on the button that hand, and told Gari that had Thoman just flatted (or folded), that he was calling with Q J (which would have been the winning hand).  

Thomas Gari - 760,000