Vasile Fabian Eliminated in 14th Place ($26,989)
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph Cheong raised to 110,000 from late position and Jason Helder flatted from the cutoff. Vasile Fabian moved all in for less from the button and the blinds folded.
The flop came down 
and Cheong checked. Helder fired a bet, Cheong folded, and the active player's cards were tabled.
Helder: 
Fabian: 
The 
hit the turn, giving each player a spade flush with Helder's ranking higher. The 
completed the board and Fabian made his way to the payout desk as the 14th place finisher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
775,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
and Fabian check-called a 150,000 bet from Helder. The turn was the 
and Fabian checked to Helder who bet 275,000. "All in," said Fabian after a few seconds. Helder instantly said "call" and turned over 
for the flopped flush. Fabian wasn't drawing dead as he had flopped a set with 
. The board did not pair on the river as it was the 
and was dominated by Eyster's 
. The flop came 
board and he shipped the double up. Niccoli now has about 1.1 million to Talebi's 1.25 million.
for top two pair. "Ahhhhhhh, got lucky," moaned Almagableh as he turned over 
gave him trips on the river and Taylor was sent packing in 17th place.
. He was in trouble though as Drake had 
and that would be the end of the day for Takahata who finished in 18th place for $22,226.
run out. Li survived his all in and now has about 1.6 million in chips.
and Fabian's two pair would be more than enough to secure him the double up.