Joseph Cheong Eliminated in 2nd Place ($55,309)
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante
Hand #77: Joseph Cheong raised to 24,000 and then called off for 215,000 total when Steven Wolansky moved all in from the big blind.
Wolansky drew one and Cheong stood pat with 
. Wolansky showed that he was drawing to 
.
Wolansky squeezed out his card. "It's four across," he said. "Spade."
He then showed the 
for a winning 
low. Cheong fell just short of his first bracelet and will have to settle for a $55,309 consolation prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,087,000
325,000
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325,000 |
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Busted | |
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