Nate Steuer Eliminated in 12th Place ($6,190)
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Guanyun Cheng opened under the gun and action folded around to Nate Steuer in the big blind, who defended.
The flop came 
and Steuer led out with roughly a pot-sized all-in bet, which Cheng wasted no time calling.
Steuer: 
Cheng: 
Steuer had opted for a stop-and-go with a flopped top pair, but he was up against another top pair with a better kicker and a heart draw. The turn 
and river 
did not improve him, ultimately giving Cheng a flush en route to his departure from the tournament in 12th place — another deep run after he was the champion of the RGPS Council Bluffs $420 Golden Ticket Main Event this past November.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
Busted |
and he was eliminated in 11th place. With his elimination, the tournament clock has been paused with 53:24 remaining in Level 24, just six-and-a-half minutes after returning from break for the final 10 players to rack up their chips and redraw for the unofficial final table of ten.
. The turn 
and Cheng checked to Barksdale, who continuation-bet 130,000. Palacios folded and then Cheng announce a check-raise to 330,000.
completed the runout and he wished the table a good game before making his way to the payout desk.
to bring about his elimination from the tournament in eighth place.
. The river 
filled up Cheng's backdoor wheel draw, and Palacios was sent to the payout desk in seventh place as a result.
completed the runout.
and Dunn checked. Kyle bet 125,000 and Dunn check-raised to 400,000. Kyle re-jammed for a little over 1 million and Dunn called.
