Aoki Gets "First Aces of the Tournament," Eliminates Burbach
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Loren Burbach moved all in from under the gun for 200,000. Action folded to Elizabeth Ethridge who made the call in the hijack.
Mikiyo Aoki was on the button and calmly slid in a full stack worth 500,000.
"Give him some protection," said Ethridge, who folded 
face up.
Loren Burbach: 
Mikiyo Aoki: 
Aoki was recently telling the table how she has yet to get aces this tournament. She got them at a perfect time, the 
eliminated Burbach and gave Aoki the pot.
Near the same time, John Reading was seen heading toward the payout desk after being eliminated as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,525,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
1,380,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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, not offering much. The turn was the dangerous 
, though, bringing in another backdoor flush possibility that Ethridge knew too well from a recent hand. The river 
was a blank, though, and Ethridge won the pot that sent Moen home.
. The turn changed that, though, when the 
hit. The 
river gave Klassen two pair to take down the pot and eliminate Himmelspach.
offered no such help and Wiora stacked more while Lauder was left with nothing.
turn vaulted Wilshire into the lead. He stayed there on the 
river that sent Bohn to the payout line.
to show he had been pipped as the early pot went to Day 1b's chip leader, Nuwwarah.
