Two Players Eliminated on the First Hand
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With hand-for-hand play underway just two players off of the money, there were multiple all-in and calls scattered across the room. At one table, Michael Mizrachi flopped a set of jacks on the 
flop while his opponent flopped top two pair. The 
, 
runout was clean for Mizrachi who eliminated one player.
At another table, two players got all of their chips in the middle on the flop of 
. Jian Fei Bai turned over 
for a straight and flush draw. The 
on the turn made him the nut straight and the 
on the river was a brick as he also eliminated a player.
Two players were eliminated on the first hand of the money bubble and the remaining 429 players have now locked up at least a min-cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | |
|
630,000 | 375,000 |