Shankar Pillai Eliminated in 16th Place ($94,272); Debbie Lee Eliminated in 15th Place ($108,602)
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Debbie Lee opened to 80,000 in early position and Alex Livingston three-bet from the cutoff. Shankar Pillai in the big blind then four-bet shoved a stack of around 560,000 and Lee five-bet jammed for about 2,045,000. Livingston called with both players covered.
Shankar Pillai: 
Debbie Lee: 
Alex Livingston: 
Livingston's aces were still ahead after the flop of 
and the 
runout didn't change things to send two players out in one of the first hands of the day.
Pillai had the shorter stack and therefore finished in 16th place for $94,272, while Lee earned a 15th-place finish and a pay jump to $108,602.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,500,000
3,230,000
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3,230,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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