Big Stax 500 (Day 3): 8th Place - Faroni ($6,262)

Level 27 - Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 7

Abe Faroni (Philadelphia, PA)
8th Place - $6,262

There had been little activity other than Amit Sharma winning pot after pot...after pot, but then we heard the words all-in and call.  It was Abe Faroni and Ilya Ekshtut, and Abe immediately called out, "I  have A Q:"

Faroni: A Q                  Ekshtut: 10 10

Flop: 10 5 5

Turn: 8

River: 7

Abe immediately got up from his seat when he saw that flop, as he would need to go runner-runner queens or aces to win the pot.  He'd be drawing dead on the turn and wished he fellow table mates good luck the rest of the way.  Faroni was very classy in defeat and will take home $6,262 for his eigth place finish.

Ekshtut is now over 3,600,000, sitting in the top three in chip position.