Before the final 10 players could combine to one table, a final hand played out at Table 33.
It began with Chris Young shoving his short stack of what looked like 300,000 all in under the gun. Both Aleksandr Shevelev and Robert Mantin called from the button and big blind respectively, and then the latter checked a flop.
Shevelev bet 160,000, Mantin check-raised to 325,000, and Shevelev just called to see the turn.
Mantin check-called a bet of 325,000 and the completed the board on the river. Again Mantin checked and Shevelev moved all in for 825,000.
"I call," Mantin said.
Mantin:
Shevelev:
Young:
Mantin had rivered a straight but it was no good as Shevelev had flopped a flush. Meanwhile, Young was eliminated in the hand.
The final nine players will now redraw down to a single table.
Action folded to Ory Hen on the button and he moved all in for right around 600,000, which Aleksandr Shevelev called out of the big blind.
Hen:
Shevelev:
Shevelev woke up with a big pocket pair while Hen was looking for some help. He didn't get any on the flop, but the turn did give him both straight and flush draws.
Unfortunately for Hen, the river was a brick and his ride came to an end in 12th place.
Lou Ojeda raised to 90,000 from middle position and Robert Mantin responded by three-betting all in for 1.23 million. Action folded back to Ojeda and he thought for a bit before making the call.
Mantin:
Ojeda:
Mantin had the better pocket pair and held after the board ran out .