Venkata Tayi Eliminated in 18th Place ($4,629)
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Venkata Tayi arrived at his new table with 200,000 and got them all in the middle against Joe McKeehen.
Venkata Tayi: 
Joe McKeehen: 
The board ran out 
. Tayi had paired his eight on the flop, but McKeehen had taken the lead on the turn with a pair of kings. Tayi had a flush draw going to the river but missed as the 2017 runner-up in this event made his exit after another deep run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | 60,000 |
|
Busted |