Friman Villalona Eliminated in 5th Place ($21,930)
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
In the last hand before the break, Friman Villalona raised to 110,000 in the cutoff. Rick Troendly three-bet to 320,000 from the small blind and Villalona called. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Troendly led out for 600,000 and Villalona thought for a minute before shoving all in for 970,000. Troendly went into the tank for nearly two minutes before sigh-calling.
Villalona turned over 
and Troendly was well ahead of that with 
. The river was the 
and Troendly held on to eliminate Villalona in fifth place. There will be a little under 10 minutes left on the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,700,000 | 1,550,000 |
|
Busted |