David Melius Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,953)
Level 22
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Elia Ahmadian raised to 60,000 in early position and Tim Grau called on the button before David Melius defended in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and the action checked to Grau before he put in a continuation bet of 60,000. Melius raised, forcing Ahmadian out of the hand quickly before Grau reraised and Melius was at risk for about 500,000.
David Melius: 
Tim Grau: 
Melius had flopped trip nines but was behind the flopped full house of Grau. He couldn't improve to a bigger full house however, as the board ran out 
on the turn and 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,530,000 | |
|
Busted |
which had James dead to running quads. The 
on the turn provided no help and the river 
hit the turn and both players checked to see the 
for the king-high flush and Coultas tapped the table and tabled 
landed on the river, giving Mota a full house and eliminating her in 22nd place for $6,953.
