Ryan Laplante Eliminated in 20th Place ($5,830)
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
With the action folding to Jonathan Duhamel in the small blind, he opened to 72,000 with Ryan Laplante calling the big blind for about half of his remaining stack.
The two saw a flop of 
and Duhamel bet the last 75,000 of Laplante's stack. Not taking long Laplante made the call, tabling 
. Duhamel showed 
currently in the lead with a pair of nines. The turn 
improved Duhamel's pair to aces, and the river 
ended the repeat dreams of Laplante, former champion of this event in 2016.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
662,000 | 147,000 |
|
Busted |