Hand #6: Manuel Martinez Eliminated in 6th Place ($186,235)

Photo:  Dennis Blieden (left) and Manuel Martinez

Manuel Martinez raises under the gun to 60,000, and Dennis Blieden calls from the big blind.

The flop comes , Blieden checks, Martinez bets 50,000, and Blieden check-raises to 175,000. Martinez calls.

The turn card is the , Blieden bets 230,000, and Martinez thinks for a bit before he moves all in for 675,000.

Blieden snap-calls with for a full house, eights full of sixes, and Martinez turns over . Martinez needs a queen on the river to stay alive.

The river card is the , and Blieden wins the pot with his full house to eliminate Martinez in sixth place.

Seat 1.  Peter Hengsakul  –  1,100,000
Seat 2.  Marc Macdonnell  –  1,620,000
Seat 3.  Dennis Blieden  –  5,570,000
Seat 4.  Manuel Martinez  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($186,235)
Seat 5.  Toby Lewis  –  5,220,000
Seat 6.  Derek Wolters  –  1,270,000

With his fifth pot in a row, Dennis Blieden has taken the chip lead.

Photo:  Dennis Blieden (left) shakes hands with Manuel Martinez after the hand.