Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Eric Smidinger raised to 20,000 from middle position and John Duke jammed his last 74,000 from the button. The buttons got out of the way and Smidinger called. Action was heads-up with Duke at risk.
John Duke: 
Eric Smidinger: 
The board ran out 
and the pair of aces was good for Smidinger to knock Duke out of the tournament in 26th place for $6,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
443,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
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Busted | |
and he was eliminated in 27th place.
and Bissinger floped a pair of kings to eliminate Smith from the tournament. 
and Garza doubled for 442,000.
and the jacks held to secure a big double for Woof.
and Christopher Chatman got involved with the 
. Robert Cowen looked them both up with the 
and remained ahead all the way, even spiked the 
river for 25,000. Cowen raised to 80,000 and Woof clicked it back to 175,000. Brief consideration by Cowen led to the call and Woof exposed the 
, which he had greeted with his usual "WOO" sound.
and called a bet of 16,000 from Vranken. The turn brought the 
