Eric Zavodnik Eliminated in 17th Place; Guitong He Eliminated in 16th Place ($2,915)

Claudio Elizalde

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Guitong He went all-in from early position, only to be called by Peter Thai in the small blind and Sean Balfour in the big blind.

All three players saw a flop of A♣Q♣8♠. Thai bet 175,000 into Balfour and he called.

The turn brought the 2♠, which Thai checked. Balfour then went all-in, forcing Thai out of the pot.

Guitong He: 6♣6♠
Sean Balfour: 8♣8♠

He was drawing dead and the river was an inconsequential brick, eliminating He in 16th place for $2,915.

Meanwhile, Eric Zavodnik was eliminated in 17th place.