Joni Jouhkimainen Eliminated in 17th Place ($67,000)
Level 18
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Eyal Eshkar raised to 120,000 from the cutoff before Joni Jouhkimainen three-bet the button to 330,000. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau cold four-bet to 700,000 from the small blind, which forced Eshkar out. Jouhkimainen five-bet ripped it for 2,000,000, and Vaskaboinikau called with just a few chips more.
Joni Jouhkimainen: Q♦Q♣ 
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: A♠K♠
This flip was pivotal to both players' future in the Main Event, and it was Vaskaboinikau that took a commanding lead by flopping top pair and a flush draw on the 10♠A♣9♠ flop.
Jouhkimainen got back one of his outs on the 9♣ turn, but the 2♥ was a total brick.
Jouhkimainen headed to play the PLO, and Vaskaboinika's stack grew to over four million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,800,000
2,300,000
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2,300,000 |
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1,600,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted | |
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