Joel Vazquez Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,610)
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Punnat Punsri raised his action to 200,000 from under the gun, before being called by Michael Lavin, who was next to act. Action folded all the way around to Joel Vazquez in the big blind. He decided to go all in for just under 25 big blinds. Punsri ended up folding, but Lavin made the call after a short tank.
Joel Vazquez: A♥K♠ 
Michael Lavin: A♠Q♣
Punsri had folded K♣Q♦ meaning Lavin was drawing to even fewer outs, but he did manage to find one on the 9♠Q♠7♣ flop. Vazquez improved to a straight draw on the J♥ turn, however the A♣ river sealed his fate as the first to leave the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,175,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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6,645,000
2,815,000
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2,815,000 |
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Busted | |