Hand #39: Matt Vaughan Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,026)

Hand #39  –  Noah Shefrin raises from the cutoff to 125,000, Matt Vaughan (pictured) moves all in from the big blind for 1,430,000, and Shefrin tanks for a while before he calls with . Vaughan turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and the pocket eights hold up for Shefrin to win the pot, take the chip lead, and eliminate Vaughan in eighth place.

Noah Shefrin  –  3,280,000  (55 bb)
Matt Vaughan  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($15,026)