Bassel Alanaz Eliminated in 8th Place ($112,000)
Level 22
: Blinds 70,000/140,000, 140,000 ante
Bassel Alanaz waved goodbye to his last 115,000 as he threw the chips in the middle from the button. He went heads-up against Justin Steinbrenner in the small blind.
Bassel Alanaz: A♣6♣2♥2♦
Justin Steinbrenner: A♥K♠9♦4♣
Steinbrenner hit top pair on the 3♥K♣5♣ flop. "Four," Alanaz pleaded, but Steinbrenner instead improved to two pair on the 9♠ turn. The river was the 3♦ and Alanaz was eliminated in eighth place.
The remaining seven players are bagging up their chips for tomorrow's final table.