Rui Cao Eliminated in 5th Place (HKD6,299,000/$802,430)
Level 17
: 0/0, 50,000 ante
On the flop of 
, Phil Ivey checked on the button and Rui Cao bet 200,000. Ivey check-raised to 900,000 and Cao reraised to 2 million, then called the shove of Ivey.
Rui Cao: 
Phil Ivey: 
Cao needed an ace or seven, and picked up some more outs on the 
turn. However, a blank 
on the river sent the Main Event runner-up to the rail in 5th place for HKD6,299,000 ($802,430).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,200,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |