Daniel Thaller Eliminated in 4th Place ($290,000)
Level 31
: Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Daniil Kiselev open-raised to 2,400,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Thaller pushed all in from the button for 15,600,000. Kiselev got the count and then made the call to put the defending champion at risk.
Daniel Thaller: K♣Q♣
Daniil Kiselev: A♦6♦
The flop came Q♦J♣8♠ and Thaller pulled ahead. The turn was a harmless 7♦, but the A♣ gave Kiselev a pair of aces. He won the pot and again extended his lead over the table.
Thaller did well to make it to the final four, but he couldn't make it back-to-back titles. In the end, he was eliminated in fourth place for $290,000.