Shant Marashlian Eliminated in 5th Place ($159,517)
Level 32
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Alexander Queen opened in early position with A?7? to 600,000, and then Eddie Ochana three-bet to 2,200,000 out of the small blind.
Shant Marashlian, who entered Level 32 with just two big blinds, was essentially pot committed in the big blind and elected to put the rest of his chips in the pot to put himself at risk. Queen promptly folded.
Shant Marashlian: 10?3? 
Eddie Ochana: 7?5?
The dealer fanned 7?6?8? on the flop, putting Ochana’s pair of sevens in the lead. The K? on the turn gave Marashlian a flush draw, but the J? on the river sent Marashlian to the rail.
Marashlian earned $159,517 for his fifth-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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23,375,000
2,825,000
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2,825,000 |
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Busted | |
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