Xiaoyao Ma Eliminated in 2nd Place ($653,037)
Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
It took just two more hands after the previous titanic collision to end the match.
In the first, with Xiaoyao Ma left with just 2,800,000 in his stack, Markus Gonsalves moved all in on the button, and Ma called.
Xiaoyao Ma: Q♥4♥
Markus Gonsalves: K♣7♥
The J♣4♣10♦9♠K♥ board saw Ma river a straight to survive, but the very next hand, he got his stack all in again.
Xiaoyao Ma: A♠K♠
Markus Gonsalves: K♣5♣
This time, the deck favored Gonsalves, as the 5♦K♦2♠8♣4♥ board improved him to two pair, seeing Ma eliminated in 2nd place, and Gonsalves winning the bracelet.