Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 5th Place - Small ($23,840)

Level 26 (Blinds 25,000/50,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 4
Chip Average: 4,000,000

Drew Small (Langhorne, PA)

Drew Small was trying to recover from the earlier pot lost to Linster, but ran into the same wall once more.  After Mike opened the pot to 100,000, Drew took his time before looking at the dealer and announcing all-in.  Action would fold behind and Mike would immediately place chips across the line for the call:

Small: 10♠ 10♦
Linster: K♦ K♠

Flop: 9♦ A♥ 3♦
Turn: 5♦
River: 6♦

The flop would miss Small, and although the turn and river brought diamonds, Linster held the higher of the two.  Drew's lifetime earnings were $5,000 coming into today, and getting into this event via satellite, he has to be ecstatic with his finish (although disappointed as well).