Kibler-Melby and Kochan Busto
. Team PokerNews player Will Zemljaric woke up with
and made the call. Zemljaric promptly flopped Broadway,
, leaving Kibler-Melby dead to a queen for a chop. The board completed
and
to finally end Kibler-Melby's protracted short-stack battle. On the other side of the room, Daniel Kochan suffered a similar elimination. He moved his own short stack in with
and was called by a player with
. The dealer spread out a final board of
, giving both players a pair of aces. Kochan's opponent's nine kicker just barely played to give him the pot and send Kochan to the rail.