Double Elimination: Boris Smuskevicius Eliminated in 13th Place ($16,000); Hao Tian Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,000)
Level 26
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Hao Tian open-raised from under the gun for 650,000, Eric Tsai three-bet to 1,650,000 from the cutoff, then Boris Smuskevicius four-bet all-in for 5,600,000 from the big blind. Tian shoved for a little more, then Tsai called with both players covered.
Boris Smuskevicius: Q♦Q♠
Hao Tian: A♣K♠
Eric Tsai: A♦A♥
It was a huge cooler, and Tsai held with his pocket aces, improving to a set on the K♦3♠9♠10♣A♠ board. He delivered the double knockout and scoop a huge pot along with two bounty tokens.
Smuskevicius was eliminated in 13th place for $16,000, while Tian was eliminated in 12th place, also taking a $16,000 payout.