Usman Ulhaq Eliminated in 16th Place ($35,084)
Endrit Geci raised to 3,080,000 from the hijack and Usman Ulhaq tanked for a while before making the call for the 968,584 he had behind. Jonathan Proudfoot called for the full 3,080,000 from the button but Jerry Odeen three-bet to 14,000,000 from the small blind. Valentyn Kazantsev folded his big blind while Geci called and Proudfoot folded.
The flop came 
, Odeen bet 5,363,660 which Geci called.
The turn was the 
and Odeen opted to check. Geci bet 8,960,000 which was enough for Odeen to get away from this hand for the cards to go on their backs.
Usman Ulhaq: 
Endrit Geci: 
Geci was ahead with the pocket pair but Ulhaq was sitting on an open-ended straight draw to stay alive.
The river completed the board with the 
to signal the end of Ulhaq's tournament run in 16th place while Geci would be the first player to cross the 200 million mark and for the rest of the field to climb the pay ladder.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,471,232
29,037,244
|
29,037,244 |
|
||
|
104,857,283
2,825,000
|
2,825,000 |
|
||
|
81,244,902
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
68,250,430
3,265,000
|
3,265,000 |
|
63,689,166
22,538,660
|
22,538,660 |
|
||
|
59,135,661
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
|
||
|
32,727,894
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
Busted | |