We're now down to our final 18 players after Cassimiro Lima was busted at the hands of Selim Oulmekki.
All the money was in the middle on a flop of ; Lima had the last of his chips in holding for bottom-top against Oulmekki's for bottom-second-top. However, the spiked on the turn to give him the bigger two pair, which held when the repeat came down on the river.
Yoonjun Park shoved preflop holding and got a call from Andy Philachack holding . The board ran dry for Park and Philachack's aces held sending Park to the rail.
The action folded to Selim Oulmekki who raised to 52,000 from the hijack position before Jani Mikkola shoved from the button. James Boyle went deep into the tank in the small blind and eventually had the clock called on him. Boyle's hand was counted out; Oulmekki quickly called.
Mikkola:
Oulmekki:
The flop was a demoralizing to give Oulmekki two pair, which surprised even him and his rail! The turn and river ran out , and that was the end of Mikkola's run. He'll pick up $36,143 for his 15th place finish.
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Steven Michaelis - 14th Place ($36,143)
All the money was in the middle before the flop; Bryan Paris found himself in the lead holding against Steven Michaelis' , but a very scary flop of was spread, giving Michaelis a boatload of outs, and he caught a few more with the turn of the .
However, the bricked out on the river and Paris' supporters celebrated as Michaelis walked away. We're now down to 13 players.
Mike Meyers, Andy Philachack and John Borzio all went to a flop of . Philachack checked, Meyers bet 137,000 and Borzio folded.
Philachack looked Meyers dead in the eye and said, "I'm gonna raise you Mikey." Philachack slid out a 500,000 stack of greens. Meyers quickly shoved and Philachack called as quick.
Meyers:
Philachack:
Philacheck was ahead with his two pair but Meyers was drawing live. The turn came and the river came . Meyers quickly collected his things while his rail stood in stunned silence. Philachack is cracked 3,000,000 with that pot.
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; Lima had the last of his chips in holding 
for bottom-top against Oulmekki's 
for bottom-second-top. However, the 
spiked on the turn to give him the bigger two pair, which held when the repeat 
came down on the river.
and got a call from Andy Philachack holding 
to give Oulmekki two pair, which surprised even him and his rail! The turn and river ran out 
, 
and that was the end of Mikkola's run. He'll pick up $36,143 for his 15th place finish.
against Steven Michaelis' 
was spread, giving Michaelis a boatload of outs, and he caught a few more with the turn of the 
.
bricked out on the river and Paris' supporters celebrated as Michaelis walked away. We're now down to 13 players.
and the river came 
. Meyers quickly collected his things while his rail stood in stunned silence. Philachack is cracked 3,000,000 with that pot.