Jeffrey Hong Eliminated in 9th Place ($68,194); Robert Cowen Eliminated in 10th Place ($53,570)
Level 33
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Jeffrey Hong made it 5,000,000 from the cutoff with just 100,000 behind. Robert Cowen called for his last 2,575,000 from the small blind before Xiaoyao Ma shoved from the big blind with the covering stack. Hong called and the cards were flipped over.
Robert Cowen: 9♠9♣ 
Jeffrey Hong: A♣K♣
Xiaoyao Ma: J♦J♣
Ma had the chance to send the tournament down to eight players if his pocket jacks could hold up.
The flop came 6♥6♣6♠ to give Hong an extra out, but Ma was still ahead with a boat. The rest of the board came 7♠5♠ and Cowen and Hong were out, while Ma moved into the final table with an overwhelming chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,400,000
8,100,000
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8,100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |