Juan Vecino Eliminated in 17th Place ($10,614)
Ranno Sootla has been up near the top for much of this tournament and there are no signs that he plans to slow down any time soon. He just eliminated Juan Vecino in a hand that played out across all three streets and took another bounty to add to his already impressive collection.
Sootla opened the betting to 45,000 and only Vecino called, playing off the button. The flop came 
and Sootla continued for 75,000, which Vecino called.
The turn was the 
and Sootla barrelled, making it 195,000. Once again Vecino called. The 
river completed the board and Sootla set Vecino all in (he had 375,000 left). After tanking for a minute, Vecino made the call with 
against Sootla's 
and he had to make his way to the payout desk. Sootla, meanwhile, is pulling ahead from the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000 | 610,000 |
|
Busted |
and Semin showed 
.
. Mazza checked and Capra continued for 50,000. Mazza then reraised enough to put his opponent all in and Capra made the call.
turn kept Mazza in front, as did the 
river. The remaining players have made it to the final two tables.
. Both O'Connor and Richard Peterson had all their chips in the middle, with Peterson at risk.
. Peterson's aces held on for the pot and left O'Connor with under two big blinds.
and Leng checked. Nolte continued for 105,000 and Lipscomb moved all in. This got folds from both his opponents and he is having a very promising start to the day, sitting on over one million now.
and was visibly delighted when Vecino mucked his hand and he scooped the pot.