Matthew Kurtz Eliminated in 26th Place; Peter Lubrano Eliminated in 25th Place ($21,411)
Level 36
: 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Matthew Kurtz had dropped down in the counts and the shortest stack on the table and sat in the big blind. There was an all in from Peter Lubrano under the gun and Yi Ma called before the action folded to Kurtz, who was getting an excellent price to call the rest. He made the call and they turned over their hands.
Yi Ma: 
Peter Lubrano: 
Matthrew Kurtz: 
With a set for Ma on the 
flop, Kurtz was drawing dead to a chop and Lubrano needed an eight for a straight. It was all over when the turn paired the 
, giving Ma a boat and the 
didn't matter. He is the runaway chip leader at the moment, with a cool 50 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000,000 | 13,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
and Philip Gildea moved all in over the top. with 
. The board ran out 
. Despite a glimmer of hope with a flush draw on the turn, Frensemeier leaves in 27th place.
flop.
but couldn't hold against the 
of Kais [Removed:321] with a deuce coming on the river of a 
board. There were commiserations from around the table as Ramirez got up to leave.
turn, the 
river, it secured him a double.
and Dempsey had two over cards in 
and Dempsey was left short.