MSPT Pro Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 21st place ($2,974)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Bill Rogers raised to 50,000 and Abhishek Yerra called. MSPT Pro Nick Pupillo shoved all in for his last 131,000. Bill Rogers reshoved all in for 436,000, putting pressure on Yerra. Yerra folded and Pupillo and Rogers were heads up.
Pupillo had 
and Rogers had 
. The board ran out 
and Pupillo was eliminated.
With his 21st place finish, Nick Pupillo is just 50 points behind Blake Bohn on this year's Player of the Year rankings. It was previously stated that he would need 27th place to take the lead, but the math was based on 600 entrants. Instead he needed to place 18th to take the lead, but fell just short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
605,000 | 365,000 |
|
Busted |
. The board ran out 
and Wasson was eliminated. The hand took Ermie over 900,000 chips.
and Carmin Argiero checked. Adam Lamphere also checked and Bill Rogers bets 75,000. Argiero then shoves all in for 336,000. The action fell back to Lamphere, who called the all in. Rogers went into the tank, wondering what to do. Eventually he folded.
and Argiero showed 
, giving Lamphere quads, even though he didn't need them.
. Vergos appeared to be rolling to victory and a 600,000 stack, but it was not to be. The board ran out 
