Joseph "ShoeGoat" Walters Eliminated In 2nd Place ($49,150)
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/5,000
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo opened the button to 100,000 and Joseph "ShoeGoat" Walters moved all in for 1,300,000, which Mercaldo quickly called.
Joseph "ShoeGoat" Walters: 
Michael "stiltwalk" Mercaldo: 
It was a cooler for Walters running into the bigger pair for Mercaldo. The board ran out 
and the pocket eights held up to eliminate Walters in second place. Mercaldo won the tournament and his second career WSOP bracelet.
A full recap will be available shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,880,000
2,566,348
|
2,566,348 |
|
Busted |