Vieira Eliminates Grafton
Level 16
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton become the first of the four PokerStars Ambassadors to be officially eliminated from the tournament as follows.
Grafton limped from the small blind before Joao "Naza114" Vieira raised to 67,500 from the big blind. Grafton jammed for 333,594 and Vieira called.
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton: 
Joao "Naza114" Vieira: 
Both players improved to top pair on the 
board. However, Grafton's eight kicker came into play to end his run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,578,333
1,253,884
|
1,253,884 |
|
||
|
2,627,600
75,174
|
75,174 |
|
2,565,555
628,381
|
628,381 |
|
|
2,234,952
632,994
|
632,994 |
|
2,143,893 | |
|
|
||
|
1,391,701
362,120
|
362,120 |
|
|
1,342,721
647,689
|
647,689 |
|
983,471
530,426
|
530,426 |
|
|
815,692
505,565
|
505,565 |
|
626,818
221,040
|
221,040 |
|
||
|
|
521,201
47,382
|
47,382 |
|
|
338,200
73,177
|
73,177 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |