Ari Engel Eliminated in 12th Place ($60,980)
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ari Engel opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Kruk called from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Kruk check-called a bet of 30,000 from Engel.
The turn brought the 
and Kruk checked again. Engel pushed all in for 175,000 and Kruk went into the tank. After using up two of his time banks, Kruk finally counted out a call and the cards were tabled. Engel showed 
for just king high and Kruk surprisingly rolled over 
for bottom pair. The river bricked off with the 
and Engel's tournament came to an end.
"Wow, calling station," Steffen Sontheimer said to Kruk. "I thought Justin was the calling station."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,350,000 | 192,000 |
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Busted |
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and Ramos check-shoved on Badziakouski after a bet of 17,000. Badziakouski got a count of 187,000 and made the call.
on the turn but Ramos faded the 
on the river to score the double up.
and Badziakouski checked. Schillhabel bet 17,000 and Badziakouski check-raised to 85,000. Schillhabel called.
and Badziakouski bet 100,000. Schillhabel called after brief consideration.
board and all though Schillhabel flopped top two, Concepcion binked a set on the turn and raked in a much needed double up.
fell on the river and Bonomo checked a third time. Jaffe bet 350,000, sending Bonomo into the tank. He used two time bank slips before he eventually called. Jaffe tabled 
for the turned nut flush, Bonomo mucked, and Jaffe took the pot to chip up substantially.
, Christopher Kruk led out for 70,000 from the big blind into a pot of around 60,000. Larry Greenberg called from the cutoff and the 
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, giving Bonomo a set of threes and Greenberg was drawing slim. The 
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landed on the turn. Bonomo checked again and Jaffe bet 30,000. Bonomo hung around to see the 
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and Kruk checked. Negreanu bet 20,000, Engel folded, and Kruk check-raised to 70,000. Negreanu called.
for a missed open-ended straight draw.
