John Sun Eliminated in 5th Place ($26,808)
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
John Sun opened for 125,000 from the cutoff and Sunny Ali defended from the big blind, which brought about a flop of 
. Ali checked, Sun bet 200,000, and Ali check-raised all in. Sun snap-called off and discovered the bad news.
Sun: 
Ali: 
Sun held a big pocket pair, but Ali had flopped the nuts. The 
turn left Sun drawing dead, and after the 
was put out on the river, the hometown favorite was sent to the rail in fifth place for $26,808.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,445,000 | 1,138,000 |
|
Busted |