Then there were two

Las Vegas poker professional Ben Lamb was eliminated from the World Series of Poker main event Tuesday night in four hands – leaving Pius Heinz (pictured right) of Germany and Martin Staszko of the Czech Republic battling for the $8.72 million title. Lamb pushed all-in on the first hand of play with a king-jack, hoping to induce Staszko to fold pocket sevens. But Staszko called and kept his marginal advantage as the five community cards were dealt. That left Lamb short on chips, and he pushed all-in again three hands later with a queen-six. This time, Staszko had pocket jacks and eliminated Lamb. The 26-year-old Lamb won $4 million for finishing in third place. Heinz, 22, Staszko, 35, were each guaranteed a payday of at least $5.43 million. – AP