Matthew O'Meara open-shoved in early position for 6,700,000 and it folded to Timothy Vance in the big blind who quickly called.
Matthew O'Meara: 
Timothy Vance: 
O'Meara couldn't find any help on a board 
and was eliminated in 16th place.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500,000
21,800,000
|
21,800,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
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Inkyu Choi shoved all in for 6,600,000 in the hijack and Anatolii Zyrin re-raised on the button. The blinds folded and the two hands were tabled.
Inkyu Choi: 
Anatolii Zyrin: 
Choi found himself dominated by Zyrin and the 
runout provided no help.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
61,300,000
14,100,000
|
14,100,000 |
|
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|
Eliminado | |
Phuoc Nguyen moved all in and it folded to Carlos Chang who called in the blinds for a remaining stack worth less than 10,000,000.
Carlos Chang: 
Phuoc Nguyen: 
Chang busted in 18th place after the 
board was dealt.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000,000
17,400,000
|
17,400,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
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Nível: 37
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
| Table | Seat | Table | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| King’s 1 | 1 | Kevin Rand | 18,500,000 |
| King’s 1 | 2 | Matthew O'Meara | 10,200,000 |
| King’s 1 | 3 | Dwayne Hillock | 12,100,000 |
| King’s 1 | 4 | Timothy Vance | 10,700,000 |
| King’s 1 | 5 | Martin Gavasci | 15,000,000 |
| King’s 1 | 6 | Jerry Zehr | 9,000,000 |
| King’s 1 | 7 | Michael Lee | 24,000,000 |
| King’s 1 | 8 | Jeffrey Stellwagon | 8,000,000 |
| King’s 1 | 9 | John Trinh | 23,500,000 |
| King’s 2 | 1 | Vincas Tamasauskas | 18,100,000 |
| King’s 2 | 2 | David Ripley | 32,500,000 |
| King’s 2 | 3 | Eric Kim | 34,000,000 |
| King’s 2 | 4 | Phuoc Nguyen | 26,600,000 |
| King’s 2 | 5 | Inkyu Choi | 5,500,000 |
| King’s 2 | 6 | Penh Lo | 30,200,000 |
| King’s 2 | 7 | Anatolii Zyrin | 47,200,000 |
| King’s 2 | 8 | Robert Mather | 11,400,000 |
| King’s 2 | 9 | Carlos Chang | 12,000,000 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,200,000
-2,300,000
|
-2,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000,000
17,500,000
|
17,500,000 |
|
32,500,000 | |
|
30,200,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
26,600,000
-3,400,000
|
-3,400,000 |
|
24,000,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
23,500,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
18,500,000
-4,600,000
|
-4,600,000 |
|
18,100,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
15,000,000
11,425,000
|
11,425,000 |
|
12,100,000
-4,900,000
|
-4,900,000 |
|
|
12,000,000
4,600,000
|
4,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,400,000
7,299,950
|
7,299,950 |
|
|
10,700,000
-12,100,000
|
-12,100,000 |
|
|
10,200,000
-2,600,000
|
-2,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
9,000,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
|
8,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
5,500,000
-6,700,000
|
-6,700,000 |
Anatolii Zyrin opened to 1,600,000 from under the gun and Rachel Giacopuzzi called from the small blind. The flop came 
and Giacopuzzi led out for 1,600,000. Zyrin called and the rolled off on the turn.
Giacopuzzi fired out another bet of 4,500,000 and Zyrin ripped all in. Giacopuzzi wasted little time before making the call and turned over 
. Zyrin held 
for a pair of jacks on the turn.
The river brought the and Zyrin held on to scoop a monster pot. After the chips were counted, Giacopuzzi was the player at risk for 20,800,000 and Zyrin barely had her covered.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,500,000
25,200,000
|
25,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
|
||
Matthew O'Meara open-shoved under the gun and it folded to Lucas Kulbe who called all in in the big blind for a remaining stack around 4,000,000.
Lucas Kulbe: 
Matthew O'Meara: 
O'Meara improved his hand into a set of eights thanks to a board 
and Kulbe made his way out of the tournament to collect his $10,855.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,800,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Robert Mercer shoved all in for his last 3,300,000 chips from under the gun. Phuoc Nguyen just called on his left and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Robert Mercer:
Phuoc Nguyen:
The flop came to give both players a pair, but Nguyen held the higher one with a pair of kings. The 
and 
runout changed nothing and Mercer was eliminated.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000,000
17,300,000
|
17,300,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Avi Cohen moved all in from the button for a remaining stack around 5,000,000 and Anatolii Zyrin quickly called in the big blind.
Avi Cohen:
Anatolii Zyrin:
Cohen was in bad shape for a double up and made his way to the payout desk after a board 
was dealt.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,300,000
8,400,000
|
8,400,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
