Kenneth Smaron Crippled, Eliminated in 4th Place ($172,474)
Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000
Three of the four remaining players saw the flop of 
, and Kenneth Smaron check called a half pot sized bet of 10,000,000 and change from Armando D’avanzo. The 
came on the turn, and this time, Smaron check raised all in after D'avanzo bet.
D'avanzo called with 
for a set of fives, and Smaron needed one of the two remaining kings to survive. A four came instead, and D'avanzo scored a huge double up, while leaving Smaron with less than two big blinds. He woudl double up on the next hand, but would bust shortly after, leaving just three players now!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
179,299,608 | 86,431,053 |
|
Busted |
, and Goyal called with 
. The flop of 
gave D'avanzo some extra outs that were not needed, as the 
. Mirko “25Ezekiel17” Numerato called in the big blind with 
, and smashed the flop of 
hitting top two pair. The 
gave Spataro a glimmer of hope, as a jack would work now, but the 
completed the board instead.
left Giabiconi drawing to running cards, and while the 
turn was one of those cards, another king on the turn didn't help at all.
, and they were trailing the tens held by Numberato. 
, giving Numerato the double.
, and the 
on the turn gave Spataro a stylish double up with quads.
, and they were dominating the 
of Smaron. The 
river wasn't one of them.
brought Salas a world of outs, but the board finishing out 
and 
