Salazar Starts Final Table Hot
Level 26
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Aden Salazar raised to 240,000 in late position and Eric Afriat defended his big blind.
The flop brought the 
. Afriat checked to Salazar who put out a bet of 275,000. Afriat quickly called.
The turn saw the 
fall. Afriat checked again and this time Salazar ramped up the pressure with a bet of 1,200,000. Again, Afriat check-called.
A blossoming pot ended with the 
river. Once more, Afriat checked. After thinking about 45 seconds, Salazar increased the size from his last bet slightly to 1,500,000. Afriat folded rather quickly.
"You got the max," said Afriat as Salazar took down the first hand of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,100,000
-1,750,000
|
-1,750,000 |
|
||
|
6,900,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
||
which was up against the 
to give Meyer a gutshot to go with his two overs. Hoping to avoid any cards above a jack, Wang saw the 
hit the turn and then the dagger of a 
land on the river to send him home.
. Both players with action pending checked.
turn and 
river.
for trips and enough to eliminate Garcia, who had the 
flop landed.
river were of no help for Montes who took an exit in 12th place.
flop was clean but a dirty-looking 
then landed on the turn, giving Garcia a boat. The 
and both players now checked. 
and Morrell found the 
and ended the day for Morrell.
, but Calderaro had him dominated with the 
