Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 11th Place ($71,880)
Level 36
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Steve Billirakis opened to 650,000 from the cutoff and Chris Chong three-bet to 1,825,000 out of the small blind. The action was back on Billirakis who four-bet shoved all in for 9,105,000. Chong thought for a minute and then closed his eyes as he stuck in the chips to call.
Chris Chong: 
Steve Billirakis: 
Billirakis held the superior pocket pair and was in great shape to double up. That was until the dealer fanned the flop of 
with the jack right in the window. The 
on the turn gave Billirakis an open-ended straight draw, but the 
on the river only improved Chong to a full house. Billirakis was eliminated in 11th place and the remaining 10 players will now redraw for seats at the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,800,000 | 12,200,000 |
|
Busted |
flop, James Carroll checked, as did Tommy Nguyen, and Francis Rusnak bet 500,000. Carroll was the only caller.
. Carroll checked for a third time and Rusnak moved all in. Carroll snap-called with 
on the way to the muck. Carroll's double was for 3,720,000.
. The 
on the turn gave Rusnak a pair and Sprung was left with a straight draw. The 
on the river bricked off and Sprung was eliminated in 12th place.
flop, Daniel Corbett bet 300,000 and Chris Chong raised to 800,000. Corbett called.
for two pair, kings and fives.
and Sammer still held a comfortable lead with his pair of queens. The 
on the river was just what he was looking for. It was Billirakis' turn to spike the river and he earned himself a double-up.
board, Chris Chong bet 2,000,000 and Rittie Chuaprasert called. Chong showed 
and that was good enough to take down the pot.
as Sammer made his flush and scored a huge double-up.
