Ben Yu Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,605)
Level 22
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Limits: 30,000/60,000
Limits: 30,000/60,000
2-7 Triple Draw
Takuro Matsumoto raised in the hijack and Ben Yu defended his big blind.
Yu drew two while Matsumoto stood pat and Yu check-called a bet from Matsumoto.
On the second draw, Yu drew one and Matsumoto stood pat and bet to put Yu all in which Yu called.
Ben Yu: 6x4x3x2x Xx 
Takuro Matsumoto: 8x6x4x3x2x
Yu was drawing to a seven to win or an eight to chop. He peeled up a 10x to leave Matsumoto's eight-six out in front and the WSOP bracelet winner took his leave from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,125,000
285,000
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285,000 |
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Busted | |
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