Raul Esquivel Eliminated in 3rd Place ($85,739)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The action was picked up when all three players put 1,000,000 in the pot preflop. The flop came 
and Nolan King bet 1,000,000. Pei "Jerry" Li called and Raul Esquivel moved all in for 1,780,000 total. Both King and Li made the call.
The turn came 
, King and Li both checked their option. On the 
river King checked and Li bet 4,000,000. King folded and the hands were tabled.
Raul Esquivel: 
Pei Li: 
Li made a flush on the river to scoop the massive pot and eliminated Esquivel in 3rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
12,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
flop got a lead of 450,000 from Li and a call from Esquivel. 
river, Li then bet 3,000,000 or so and Esquivel went in to the tank, shaking his head before letting his hand go. Li's rail birds clapped as he pulled in yet another pot, giving him a commanding position over the final three.
, Nolan King checked from the small blind and Pei "Jerry" Li bet 600,000 from the big blind. King quickly raised to 2,600,000 and Li made the call.
river King bet again, this time to the tune of 2,100,000 and Li decided on a raise to 7,000,000. King took a moment contemplating what to do, but eventually folded and the massive pot was sent to Li who is now the chip leader.
, Eemil Tuominen bet 1,300,000 and King raised enough to get the rest of Tuominen's chips in, another 1,000,000 or so, which he called off once Li folded.
gave King the straight and had Tuominen drawing dead. The 
rolled off on the river and the straight of Esquivel held for the huge double up.