Frank Stepuchin Eliminated in 10th Place ($60,000)
Level 32
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Frank Stepuchin limped in the cutoff and Freddy Deeb raised to 1,120,000 in the small blind. Stepuchin called.
The flop came 
and Deeb moved all in, covering his opponent.
"I almost flopped quads," said Stepuchin who threw in a time extension before ultimately calling.
Freddy Deeb: 
Frank Stepuchin: 
Deeb had flopped top pair and there was to be no miracle five on the 
runout and the start of day chip leader was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,800,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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Busted | |
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and Mathis checked to Moneymaker who continued for 250,000. Mathis thought for a moment and ripped all in for 1,620,000. Moneymaker quickly called and the cards were tabled.
, sending Mathis home in 11th place.
flop Fahredin Mustafov checked out of the big blind and Frank Stepuchin bet 150,000 from the cutoff. Mustafov check-raised to 425,000 and Stepuchin called.
turn Mustafov moved all in for around a million and Stepuchin snap-called.
made no difference as he was sent to the exit.
and Reixach checked to Moneymaker who continued with a bet of 325,000. Aido folded and Reixach check-raised to 900,000. Moneymaker called and the 
for a set of threes. The river was the 
and Reixach was eliminated in 13th place.
, Ana Marquez and Sergi Reixach were heads-up in the hand. Marquez checked from the big blind and Reixach fired out a bet of 350,000 in the cutoff. Marquez shoved all in and Reixach instantly called off his stack of 1,620,000.
on the river changed nothing and Reixach found an early double up to keep himself alive.