Alexandru Lupuleac Eliminated in 9th Place ($37,540)
Konstantin Voronin made the minimum raise to 2,400,000 under the gun. Alexandru Lupuleac was on the button and used one of his time banks before three-betting to 5,200,000.
Voronin quickly called once the action had folded back to him, after which he checked the 10♣K♦J♣ flop to Lupuleac.
Lupuleac continued for 2,800,000, but Voronin found a raise to 6,000,000. Lupuleac thought it over for a while, eventually deciding to put his tournament life at risk with an all-in reraise to 14,800,000.
Voronin snap-called and revealed some bad news for Lupuleac.
Alexandru Lupuleac: A♥A♣ 
Konstantin Voronin: A♠Q♠
Voronin had flopped the stone-cold nuts against the aces of Lupuleac. The 10♥turn gave the Romanian some outs, but the 3♠ river bricked, leaving Lupuleac as the first casualty of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,700,000
26,000,000
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26,000,000 |
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Busted | |