Olivier Busquet raised to 200,000 from under the gun, Daniel Alaei three-bet shoved for a little over a million from the cutoff, and the action folded back to Busquet.
"I don't think I can lay this down," Busquet said, calling.
Busquet:
Alaei:
Busquet had Alaei dominated, but Alaei snatched the lead away when the flop fell . The
on the turn gave Busquet four more outs to regain the lead - any king would give him Broadway - and the river was indeed a king, the
.
Alaei was eliminated in 17th place, earning $173,723, and the remaining 16 players are now redrawing to the final two tables.