Phil Mader Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,275)
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
It didn't take long for the first elimination of the day, less than a half an hour in fact. It happened on a 
flop when Phil Mader checked from the big blind and Sean Small bet 102,000. Mader moved all in for right around 300,000 and Small couldn't call fast enough.
Mader: 
Small: 
Small was ahead with pocket kings, but Mader was drawing very much alive to an open-ended straight draw. The 
turn gave him even more outs, but the 
river was not one of them. Mader exited in tenth place for $9,275 and the official final table was set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,730,000
297,000
|
297,000 |
|
Busted |