Hakim and Bueker Eliminated Before the Money
Level 19
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jeff Hakim was all in and at risk for around 2.9 million before the flop against Alexey Melnikov.
Jeff Hakim: 
Alexey Melnikov: 
The board came 
and Hakim failed to get there, he will most likely jump right into the High Roller.
Dirk Bueker had just won a pot off Said Butba, but would soon after bust against the very same opponent. Bueker three-bet against Butba and called the four-bet shove only to get shown the superior pocket pair by the Russian.
Dirk Bueker: 
Said Butba: 
The board of 
brought no miracle and Bueker, who was freerolling the event thanks to the Golden Chip promotion by partypoker, tapped the table with a "good luck everyone" before heading out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000,000 | 2,400,000 |
|
12,500,000 | 7,300,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |