Matt Waxman was under the gun and opened the action with a min-raise. Action folded around to Angel Pagan in the big blind and he defended. The 
flop saw Pagan check, Waxman bet 18,000 and Pagan wake up with a big all-in check-raise to roughly 280.000. Waxman thought for well over a minute before making the call.
Waxman: 
Pagan: 
Both players had flopped a pair, but Waxman's aces had him well out in front. The 
turn wasn't particularly interesting, and it meant Pagan needed to catch either a seven or a jack on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
. It was a blank for Pagan and he was bounced in 15th place.
"Merry Christmas," Koon said after Pagan left the table and Waxman was stacking his chips.
"I work for my Christmas," Waxman replied with a big smile on his face.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
. Crabtree went all in for his final 70,000 and Yelton folded. When the hands were tabled, Makhija had 
and Crabtree 
. The 
river did not improve Crabetree's hand and he was eliminated in 16th place.
flop.
turn and 
river.
. It was good as Waxman sent his cards to the muck.
. The board came 
and Baldwin showed 
. Baldwin hit a pair on a board of 
while Flores showed 
, and Yelton's jacks held up against Flores's tens.
flop delivered Waxman a pair of fives. Shelton shook his head a little bit and got out of his chair as the dealer burned and turned the 
. Shelton needed an eight on the river to keep his tournament hopes alive, but he was left wanting as the useless 
held up over Jackson's 
on a 