The Three Short Stacks Fall in Succession
Joao Simao was the first of the short stacks to be eliminated and he sent his remaining chips to the direction of Mustapha Kanit. Just moments later, Guillaume Diaz got his last 14.7 million chips in the middle with 
and was up against the 
of Roberto Romanello. The flop came 
and Romanello out-flopped Diaz's kings. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing to eliminate Diaz in sixth place.
Not long after, Daniel Dvoress raised on the button and Garik Tamasian shoved all in for his last 7.5 million in the big blind. Dvoress made a quick call and the cards were tabled. Dvoress held 
and Tamasian had two overcards with 
. The flop of 
gave Tamasian the better flush draw but the on the turn and the 
on the river bricked out as he hit the rail in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,500,000 | 14,200,000 |
|
43,200,000 | 22,500,000 |
|
43,000,000 | 2,825,000 |
|
28,400,000 | -11,875,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
and Mateos continued for 2.8 million. Dvoress called and the 
but Dvoress held 
and Tamasian checked to Bonomo who continued for 1.3 million. Dvoress called while Tamasian stepped aside. 
and Bonomo stuck in a bet of 5.2 million. Dvoress used a time extension before calling to see the 
on the river. Bonomo checked and Dvoress instantly checked it back. Bonomo tabled 
and Dvoress slid his cards to the muck.
but ran into the 
of Tamasian. The board ran out 
and Tamasian scored a double up.