Ray Smets Eliminated in 15th Place ($7,200)
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ray Smets and Grant Maruya clashed preflop as the chips went in with Smets at risk.
Ray Smets: Q♣Q♦
Grant Maruya: K♣J♦
Smets was in a good position to double, but the flop brought bad tidings as it came 5♣3♥K♠ to pull Maruya ahead.
The J♣ turn gave Maruya two pair, and the 9♦ river completed the board to award Maruya the pot and eliminate Smets.
Smets earned $7,200 for his 15th-place finish.