Petrangelo Eliminated by Rajkumar
Level 17
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
On a 
flop, Chin Wei Lim checked from the big blind with 
. Nick Petrangelo bet 250,000 with 
from early position and Vivek Rajkumar raised to 650,000 from the cutoff with 
.
Petrangelo had 2,300,000 behind and thought for 30 seconds before he moved all in. Rajkumar snap-called and they were in a race, with Petrangelo needing to dodge the aces and diamonds to stay ahead.
The 
appeared on the turn to give Rajkumar the nut flush, leaving Petrangelo in need of a jack or deuce to survive. The river was the 
instead and Petrangelo had to depart just shy of the money.
Rajkumar picked up the pot and improved his stack to a massive 14.3 million, making him the overwhelming chip leader with the seven-figure money bubble approaching.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,300,000 | 3,800,000 |
|
Busted |