Defending Champion Speranza Eliminated
Level 26
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
Only minutes before the next scheduled 5-minute break, the field was reduced to the final six tables and the title defense of Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza came to an end.
Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov had been cut down, then flopped the nuts to double and open-shoved the button for the last 12 big blinds and change. Speranza was even shorter than that with 374,130 behind and in the big blind, and he made the call.
Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza: 
Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov: 
The board came 
and the kicker played to eliminate Speranza.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,296,707 | -597,250 |
|
|
5,240,679 | 3,785,732 |
|
|
1,972,255 | 1,290,440 |
|
1,763,708 | 1,320,202 |
|
869,354 | -1,697,104 |
|
394,750 | 394,750 |
|
Busted |