Kosuke “PXR-51” Tajima Eliminated in 2nd Place ($306,707)

Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000

Kosuke “PXR-51” Tajima raised to 10,000,000, Armando D’avanzo called, and the flop brought all spades, . D'avanzo checked, Tajima fired 10,600,000, and D'avanzo check raised to 24,377,411.

Tajima reraised to 70,000,000 even, and it was back on D'avanzo. He moved all in, and Tajima called with . Davanzo had outflopped him with , and would need to fade another spade coming to claim the bracelet. The turn meant that an ace or eight would also work now, but the completed the board instead.

Kosuke “PXR-51” Tajima will have to settle for over $306,000 for second place, but it is Armando D’avanzo who has completed the dream, turning $400 into a payday of over $400,000, along with his first WSOP bracelet.

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