Frederic Normand Eliminated in 5th Place ($177,732)
Yang Zhang raised to 800,000 on the button and Alex Lynskey shoved all in for 3,350,000 in the small blind. Frederic Normand also pushed all in for 4,675,000 in the big blind and Zhang got out of the way.
Alex Lynskey: K♥J♣
Frederic Normand: Q♠Q♦
The flop came J♦6♥4♣ to give Lynskey a pair of jacks but Normand was still in the lead with his pair of queens. The 8♦ on the turn changed nothing but the K♣ on the river gave Lynskey two pair to double up.
On the next hand, Lynskey raised to 800,000 on the button and Normand pushed all in for 1,325,000. Aram Oganyan reraised to 1,900,000 in the big blind and Lynskey folded.
Frederic Normand: A♦7♠
Aram Oganyan: K♠K♦
The board ran out Q♠9♠8♠K♥3♦ to give Oganyan a set of kings and Normand was eliminated in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,425,000 | 2,225,000 |
|
7,100,000 | 2,850,000 |
|
Busted |