Lei Wang open-shoved from under-the-gun for a little over 300,000 and action folded around to E A 2 in the big blind, who made the call. The two players tabled their cards, with Wang at risk.
Lei Wang:
E A 2:
The flop of was safe for Wang, but the turn shifted the lead to E A 2 with his pair of kings.
However, the miracle on the river saved Wang from elimination as he found one of two outs to make a set of eights, defeating E A 2 and scoring a double up.
On a flop of , S P checked to his heads-up opponent, Richard Milner, who bet 75,000 into a pot of around 175,000.
S P made the call, and the two players saw the turn . S P checked again, and Milner moved all in, covering S P.
S P snap-called for his last 281,000, putting himself at risk, and the cards were tabled.
S P:
Richard Milner:
S P was way in the lead with his flopped top set of tens, but the river was a cold dagger to the heart as the dealer flipped over the to give Milner a bigger set.
"Unbelievable," S P groaned as he stared in disbelief as his tournament life was extinguished before his eyes. Meanwhile, Milner raked in the pot to boost his chip count to 1,500,000, one of the largest in the tournament.