Sergei Nesterenko Eliminated in 2nd Place ($522,000)
Level 24
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Sergei Nesterenko raised the button to 1,500,000 and Marcus Dieleman defended out of the big blind.
When the 7♦6♠9♦ flop came down, Dieleman bet the pot for 3,500,000 and was met by a shove from Nesterenko for around 7,000,000. Dieleman called and he had his third chance to close out the event.
Sergei Nesterenko: A♣10♥9♥8♣ 
Marcus Dieleman: K♦5♦4♦2♣
Nesterenko flopped the nut straight and needed to dodge Dieleman's flush draw on the turn or river to take a commanding chip lead again.
However, the J♦ rolled off on the turn to give Dieleman a flush and leave Nesterenko drawing dead. An irrelevant A♦ completed the board, and Nesterenko was out in second, while Dieleman was the winner of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,500,000
11,000,000
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11,000,000 |
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Busted | |