Santiago Plante Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,781)
Level 32
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Jeffrey Thoney opened the bidding from the cutoff with a raise to 500,000. Santiago Plante on his direct left then put in a raise to 3,000,000. Action got back round to Thoney who shoved, covering Plante. Plante couldn't have called any quicker, and cards were on their backs.
Santiago Plante: Q♠Q♦ 
Jeffrey Thoney: K♦K♥
Plante was looking for a set, but it was his opponent who would end up finding one, as the 3♣6♠5♦2♠K♣ runout sent him home, giving Thoney the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,030,000
4,680,000
|
4,680,000 |
|
Busted |