Kevin Erickson Eliminated in 3rd Place ($46,669)
Level 26
: 40,000-80,000, 0 ante
Kevin Erickson raised on the button and Kosei Ichinose reraised from the small blind. Erickson reraised and Ichinose capped the action while Erickson called.
The flop came 
and Ichinose check-called for Erickson’s remaining 40,000.
Kevin Erickson: 
Kosei Ichinose: 
Erickson's cowboys were in rough shape against the pair of aces and royal flush draw of Ichinose. The board completed with the 
and 
to send Erickson out in third as Ichinose and Ryan Hansen will now start heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,400,000 | 500,000 |
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2,200,000 | -100,000 |
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Busted | |
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