Cory Van Kleeck Eliminated in 22nd Place ($15,876); Gaviao Doubles
Action folded around to Jonathan Gaviao who opened to 80,000 from late position. Vasile Fabian flatted from the small blind only to have a short-stacked Cory Van Kleeck three-bet ship all in from the big blind. Gaviao re-shipped over the top and Fabian snap-called.
Van Kleeck: 
Gaviao: 
Fabian: 
Fabian was in a dominating position with his pocket aces heading to the community cards with both Van Kleeck and Gaviao at risk. The flop came down 
, giving both Gaviao and Van Kleeck open-ended straight draws. The 
dropped down on the turn, leaving the two one card away from elimination.
The river, however, was a miracle for Gaviao with the 
, giving him a winning straight to score the elimination and score a full double. With this win, his stack is up to 2.42 million. Fabian's stack dropped to 2.2 million and Van Kleeck was eliminated in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,420,000 | 1,170,000 |
|
2,200,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
Busted |