Chao Duan Eliminated in 5th Place (AU$107,837/~$73,768)
Level 31
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Five became four midway through the first level back from the dinner break, with Chao Duan moving all-in for 2.3-million from the cutoff and finding a customer in small blind Steven Zhou.
Chao Duan: 
Steven Zhou: 
Duan was behind and at risk and found no help on the 
runout to hit the rail in fifth place for AU$107,837.
With just four players remaining the big blind ante has been halved, coming in at 100,000.
The rest of the players began discussing the possibility of an ICM deal following Duan's exit and as a result we have some accurate chip counts for you:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,725,000 | -300,000 |
|
9,700,000 | 2,700,000 |
|
7,400,000 | 2,035,000 |
|
6,050,000 | -50,000 |
|
Busted |