Matt Morfit Eliminated in 16th Place ($8,896)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Jalen Heald opened in the hijack and Matt Morfit committed his last 160,000 from the small blind. Heald called off the few remaining chips.
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Morfit was dominated and found himself drawing dead on the turn of a runout ![]()
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to finish in 16th place.
A few hands prior, Heald was caught bluffing for stacks against Peyton Smith to double him up to more than 3 million and give him the chip lead in the tournament with 15 now remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,150,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
1,075,000
|
1,075,000 |
|
|
Busted |