Dennis Martin Eliminated in 20th Place ($82,047); Joao Simao Eliminated in 19th Place ($82,047)
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Isaac Kempton opened to 80,000 in late position and Daniel Moran flat-called from the cutoff. Joao Simao three-bet jammed a stack of around 800,000 from the button and Dennis Martin moved all-in from the small blind with slightly less. Kempton called and Moran folded.
Dennis Martin: ![]()
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Joao Simao: ![]()
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Isaac Kempton: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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to keep Kempton in the lead with queens, and the ![]()
runout didn't change things for the tournament chip leader to score a double-knockout.
Simao had the larger stack and therefore earned the 19th place finish, while both players earned the same $82,047 for their efforts.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,000,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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3,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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