Masafumi IIjima Eliminated in 22nd Place ($20,000)
Level 17
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Limit Flop: 10,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000, 3,000 Ante
Stud Games: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000, 3,000 Ante
Masafumi Ilijima three-bet in the small blind, Matt Grapenthien four-bet, and Ilijima five-bet. Grapenthien called and they got the rest of Ilijima's chips in the middle on a flop of 5♠2♥3♠.
Masafumi Ilijima: A♠K♥ 
Matt Grapenthien: 10♣10♥
Ilijima needed to improve against Grapenthien's pocket pair, but he missed the Q♦ turn and 6♣ river and was eliminated in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |