Matthew Waxman Eliminated in 13th Place ($43,028)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Alex Queen opened for 135,000, then Veerab Zakarian (button) raised to 375,000. Matt Waxman (big blind) called, leaving himself only 250,000 behind. Queen called as well to see the flop fall 
. All three players checked.
On the 
turn, Waxman and Queen checked, then Zakarian fired 300,000. Waxman gave it some thought, then put his last 250,000 in the pot. Queen folded and the hands were tabled:
Waxman: 
Zakarian: 
Zakarian was ahead with a pair of nines and when the 
completed the board, he took the pot. Waxman was eliminated in 13th place, earning $43,028.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,650,000 | |
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Busted | |
flop. Serda threw 5,000 into the pot and Lui called all-in.
turn did not change that as Lui needed to pair up or was going to be taking an exit. The 
missed his hand and he was eliminated, moving the rest of his stack over to the start of the day chipleader.
river was not it and he took an exit, sending his stack to Altman.
were in deep trouble.
and changed nothing. Serda took the pot and Pilossoph took the walk to the payout desk. He collected $34,907 for finishing in 16th place.
landed on the turn, leaving Altman with one last card to take down the pot. 
for Lui to turn the higher pair of aces to eliminate Martinez in 17th place for $28,624.
needed help or he was headed for the rail.
and was of no use to McLaughlin, who exited the event in 18th place ($28,624).
, drawing to the nut flush. 
was drawing slim.
