Alex Cruz Eliminated in 42nd Place by Ryan Van Sanford
May 5, 2024
Photo: Alex Cruz
Ryan Van Sanford limps in for 15,000 in the small blind, Alex Cruz raises to 55,000 in the big blind, and Van Sanford calls.
The flop is 
, Van Sanford checks, Cruz bets 55,000, Van Sanford check-raises to 140,000, Cruz reraises to 300,000, Van Sanford moves all in with a covering stack, and Cruz calls all in for about 540,000.
Van Sanford shows 
for a set of deuces, leading Cruz’s 
for a pair of jacks.
The 
turn and 
river complete the board, no help to Cruz, locking up the pot for Van Sanford.
Ryan Van Sanford – 1,570,000 (105 bb)
Alex Cruz – Eliminated in 42nd Place ($11,200)
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