2016 Champion Nguyen Eliminated
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
There will be a first-time champion in this year's WSOP Main Event after 2016 champion Qui Nguyen was eliminated.
After Sean Mills trimmed Nguyen's stack to just 190,000 he managed to double up with 
through 
but got his last 400,000 or so chips in with 
against 
.
The board came 
and the last remaining former champion was eliminated shortly before the last break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000 | 25,000 |
|
Busted |