David Melius Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,953)
Nível 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Elia Ahmadian raised to 60,000 in early position and Tim Grau called on the button before David Melius defended in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and the action checked to Grau before he put in a continuation bet of 60,000. Melius raised, forcing Ahmadian out of the hand quickly before Grau reraised and Melius was at risk for about 500,000.
David Melius: 
Tim Grau: 
Melius had flopped trip nines but was behind the flopped full house of Grau. He couldn't improve to a bigger full house however, as the board ran out 
on the turn and 
on the river.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,530,000 | |
|
Eliminado |
, to improve Yanovski to a set of queens and the 
on the turn meant Harder was eliminated from the tournament as the 
completed the board.
, filling Johnson up. Ngo was eliminated in 15th place for $8,368.
and Mota check-called a bet of 55,000. 
into the muck, which Mota responded to by flipping over a 
. "Nice hand," Ahmadian said as Mota scooped in the pot.
