Aaron Lim Eliminated in 14th Place (AU$8,041)
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Ryan Hong started the action with a raise and Aaron Lim moved all in for approximately 75,000 in chips. The action was folded back to Hong and he made the call to launch yet another crucial coin flip:
Lim: 
Hong: 
The board delivered two pair but Hong's pocket pair was not counterfitted on 
. Lim dominated the last few levels until he simply ran bad and the 14th-ranked player on the all-time money list for Australia was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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flop and was quickly called by Brian McAllister. Portaro was stuck with his hand in the cooking jar, turning over the 
and would need to hold to earn the elimination.
, and that was that. McAllister ended with a full house and busted Portaro in 13th place.
with the open ended straight draw for the short stack but Brabin held up thanks to the 
on the river. All remaining 10 players are now moved to the unofficial final table and there are 20 minutes left to play in the last level of the day. If we lose one more player prior to that, the chips will be bagged and tagged.
