Paulius Vaitiekunas Eliminated in 5th Place ($62,023)
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Paulius Vaitekunas moved all in preflop and was called by Maurice Hawkins.
Vaitiekunas 
Hawkins 
The board gave some outs to Vaitiekunas as it came 
. The turn gave Hawkins a set as the 
rolled off. It was a needed set as well as the 
peeled but it was too little too late to save the Lithuanian's tournament and the start of day chip leader was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
1,800,000 | 500,000 |
|
1,500,000 | |
|
850,000 | -150,000 |
|
Busted |
and Eriquezzo remained in front with his pair of eights. The turn brought the 
and the river was the 
as Eriquezzo scored a double up and Vaitiekunas fell to the short stack.
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
and Cedric became the first player eliminated in the day in 6th.
. Cedric shoved all in and Hawkins called off his last 310,000 chips. 
on the turn and the 
on the river to complete the board and secure his double up.
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
to scoop the pot.
before the remaining two hands were tabled.
flop. As half of the rail cheered for a queen, the dealer burned and turned the 
