Ryan Laplante Eliminated in 5th Place ($21,863)
Level 19
: Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante
Thai Ha raised in early position to 60,000, Robert James in the cutoff called and Ryan Laplante shoved all in from the button for 3,440,000. Ha remained in the tank for some time but eventually made the call. James snap-folded and the hand went to a showdown.
Ryan Laplante: 10♣10♦
Thai Ha: A♦Q♣
The board ran out 6♥8♣7♥Q♥8♥. Ha turned top pair to pull out in front of Laplante's pocket tens and sent him to the rail by the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,498,000 | 953,000 |
|
1,054,000 | 641,000 |
|
Busted |