"$175 NLH $100,000 GTD" (Flight 1C): Kenneth Bruno Binks The Flop To Stay Alive

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 12 (Blinds 800/1,600/300)
Total Flight 1C Entries: 99
Flight 1C Players Remaining: 30

Kenneth Bruno (Lake Worth, FL) went as far as to start walking away from the table when he was all-in, convinced that his hand wasn't going to win.

Sitting with just over ten big blinds, Kenneth Bruno (Lake Worth, FL) shoved over an open from Mark Wolfe, racing for his tournament life:

Bruno: 8♥ 8♣ 
Wolfe: A♠ K♣

Runout: 8♠ 5♥ 4♠ 4♣ 2♦

"Excuse me...I'm on my way," Bruno said, even before the dealer began to fan out the flop.  The premature "goodbye" ended up working for Kenneth, who doubled up to over 40,000.  Grinding a short stack is familiar territory for Bruno, who would have to be considered one of the better players when faced with that hurdle.