Level 20
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Within two consecutive hands, the entire chip stack of start-of-the-day chip leader Bryan Piccioli has melted and he went from one of the bigger stacks to 23rd place finisher.
In a battle of the blinds, Piccioli raiised to 1,085,000 and Julien Perouse called from the big blind. Piccioli fired the 
flop for 847,000 and the 
turn for 2,072,000, which Perouse called and had 7,378,021 behind.
Piccioli then jammed the 
river and Perouse called with 
for a flush, which beat the 
of the American.
In the very next hand, Piccioli jammed the button for 5,928,812 and Benjamin Rolle called from the big blind.
Bryan Piccioli: 
Benjamin Rolle: 
The 
flop left Piccioli in dire shape and he was drawing dead on the 
turn, which made the 
river a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,225,635
7,518,812
|
7,518,812 |
|
||
|
22,904,042
11,387,021
|
11,387,021 |
|
|
||
|
14,606,776
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
8,185,608
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
7,594,681
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
6,062,108
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
2,728,060
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
and Stuer check-called 560,000 from the chip leader.
and Stuer checked. Madanzhiev bet 980,000 this time and Stuer called once more.
river, Stuer took some time before checking. Madanzhiev pot-betted, which was enough to put Stuer all in, and the German took about 30 seconds before calling it off for 4,179,616 total.
and was eliminated.
turn and 
, Cohen check-called a bet of 350,000 and check-shoved the 
board was a tease for Phua with chop outs and an additional gutshot but he came up blank to depart in 19th place for $79,625.
