Kyle Cartwright Eliminated in 12th Place ($26,662)

Within two hands, the short stack of Kyle Cartwright was reduced to one third of a big bet before he was then forced all-in out of the big blind.

Cartwright had limped the first hand and the same applied for Jason Daly in the cutoff and James Obst then checked in the big blind. On a Q♠J♦4♦ flop, Obst checked and Cartwright bet for Daly to raise. Obst folded and Cartwright made it three bets to earn a call from Daly.

Cartwright bet the 2♠ turn to earn a call and checked the J♣ on the river, prompting a bet by Daly. Cartwright was visibly pained and sigh-called after two minutes in the tank. Daly tabled his Q♣J♥3♥2♦ for jacks full of queens and left Cartwright with 20,000 and the big blind next.

Johannes Becker then raised and James Chen three-bet on the button, earning a call from Becker. Becker check-raised the K♠8♦5♣ flop for Chen to stick around before they headed to the A♣ turn. Becker now bet and Chen raised, as Becker tossed in calling chips.

The two active players checked the 2♥ on the river and Becker showed his A♥A♦2♣2♦ for a set of aces. Chen had the A♠10♥3♠2♠ for a qualifying low as Cartwright showed his cards one after the other. The Q♣9♥8♠4♣ inferior eight-five low was no good and he was eliminated in 12th place.