Nível 19
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
There will be a first-time champion in this year's WSOP Main Event after 2016 champion Qui Nguyen was eliminated.
After Sean Mills trimmed Nguyen's stack to just 190,000 he managed to double up with 
through 
but got his last 400,000 or so chips in with 
against 
.
The board came 
and the last remaining former champion was eliminated shortly before the last break of the day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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|
Eliminado | |
|
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against the 
of table neighbor David Enda and the board came 
and Daniels continued, betting 465,000. He received a call and the turn fell 
. Daniels committed the rest of his chips, over two million, effectively putting his opponent to the test. His opponent did not wish to rise to the occasion, letting his hand go as Daniels took down the pot. He has since dropped a bit but still sits with a healthy stack at the end of Level 19.
.
and Hall had the best of it with the 
.
flop. The 
on the river ensured Cloutier of a double up.
for Merda and the 
of Pearson was all but over when the 
appeared right in the window and Merda was drawing dead on a blank turn.
