Bryan Choi Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,504)

After waking up with in the hole, David Paredes knew the chance to stack an opponent had arrived... if only he could bait one of them into making an ill-timed move.

Paredes opened for the standard raise of 175,000 from late position, and when Bryan Choi three-bet to 380,000 in defense of his big blind, Paredes decided to play his premium pocket pair slowly, setting a trap for Choi and hoping he would stumble.

Rather than four-betting big to protect his hand, Paredes flatted the raise and took the flop in position. Choi missed the flop with his , but after Paredes' only called his preflop three-bet, the dry board appeared to offer an opportunity.

Choi fired away with a 425,000 bet and Paredes went for the kill, raising it up to 1 million even and staring his man down. With the action back on him - and about 2 million chips to work with if he decided to surrender - Choi opted instead for an all-in play for 2,475,000 total.

Paredes snapped him off with his overpair to the board, and needing to fade the deck's three remaining aces, he watched as the turn () and river () kept his ladies in the lead.

The experienced pro immediately stood and headed over to shake Choi's hand, a gracious gesture given by a professional to an amateur, congratulating him on making it this far against such tough competition.