Big Stax VIII ($500 Six-Max NLH): 4th Place - Fishberg ($3,201)

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 66
Players Remaining: 3

Greg Fishberg (Willow Grove, PA)

We walked over to the final table to get some updated chip counts post-break, and ended up catching the two hands that would end the tournament for Greg Fishberg (Willow Grove, PA).  After Michael Gagliano opened UTG, action folded to Greg in the big blind.  Greg then three-bet to 60,000, with Gagliano following that up with a four-bet shove (200,000).  Fishberg made the call and the cards were turned over:

Fishberg: A♥ Q♠
Gagliano: J♣ J♠

Flop: 8♠ 5♠ K♣
Turn: A♠
River: J♥

After the ace on the turn, things seemed all but over from Gagliano, as his only outs were the two remaining jacks in the deck (Fishberg had the spades covered).  Miraculously, a red jack hit the river, and Gags would double up to his Day 2 starting stack (430,000).  Fishberg was left with less than ten big blinds after absorbing the loss, and shoved the very next...only to be called by Gagliano and eliminated (Q♣ 8♣ < A♦ 4♣).