Mehdi Chaoui Eliminated in 12th Place ($3,000)
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Vladislav Fedoseev opened to 65,000 from the cutoff and Mehdi Chaoui, who only had a single T-5000 chip remaining after committing 15,000 to the small blind, sent everyone to take a break as he exhausted all but one of his time bank chips hoping to ladder up. After several minutes and without an elimination at the other table, he called without looking at his cards. Arnaud Enselme also called.
Fedoseev and Enselme checked it down as the board ran out 
. Enselme said "six-high" as he showed 
. Chaoui showed the 
and Fedoseev flipped over the 
. Chaoui had kicker trouble as he could only produce the 
. Fedoseev had the 
for a pair of fives and Chaoui was eliminated in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000 | -50,000 |
|
1,055,000 | -15,000 |
|
Busted |