Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Action was already in the river and Chao Duan looked to have moved in before the flop. He was up against Graeme Putt and Aaron Li who had heads-up action on the side.
The board was 
and Putt was first to act on the river. Putt put out a bet of 35,000 which Li called after giving it a couple seconds of thought. Putt turned up his 
for two pair but Li had him beat with 
for a better pair. Duan was forced to turn up his 
which was no good so he was sent to the rail in 17th place.
For his run, Duan will take home $4,668.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
130,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
and Andrew Star put out a bet of 40,000 from the big blind. Players quickly folded back to Zaz Lowrie in the small blind and he moved all in for 126,000 effective with the covering stack on Starr. Starr quickly called. 
and Howearth would take down the pot with the higher-kicker. 
and Hettinger hit his five on the river to make two pair and survive.
