Big Stax 500 (Day 3): 2nd Place - Rappaport ($51,150)

Level 33 (Blinds 150,000/300,000/25,000)
Total Entries: 775
Players Remaining: 1

Eric Rappaport (Philadelphia, PA)

Eric Rappaport's swing from chip leader to out was quick and shocking.  Rappaport would double up Sharon in a key hand when he turned a queen on a board of 2♣ 3♠ 4♣ Q♠ but lost the hand to Sharon's pocket aces.

The very next hand, on a board J♦ 10♠ 3♦ K♦ 8♣, Sharon bet enough on the river to put Rappaport at risk.  Eric thought about it for a few moments before putting chips across for a call, but he would watch Sharon turn over A♠ A♥ once again (back to back hands).  So in a matter of two hands, where Sharon got aces both times, Rappaport would be out.  He would collect $51,150 for the runner-up finish, the largest cash of his lifetime.