Miller Wins Battle of Blinds
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Bryant Miller opened to 30,000 from the small blind and Niv Decalo defended his big blind. Both players checked a flop of 
, taking action to the turn 
. Miller checked again and Decalo bet 30,000. Miller called. Both players checked the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
Upon checking back, Decalo showed 
for two pair, queens and eights. Miller tabled 
, showing queens and nines which were good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
364,000 | 81,000 |
|
342,000 | -126,000 |
and the river 
fell behind, securing the double to vault him to second in chips at the expense of Steinman.
. Decalo scored a triple and Heshmati found himself with no chips to play, taking fifth place in the tournament as a result.
to make him the first in-the-money elimination at the hands of Minkin, bringing her up over 400,000 along the way.
to take the hand to showdown.
. The turn came 
to send him to the rail in eighth place, resulting in the tournament reaching seven players and making it into the money.