Phil Galfond Eliminated in 2nd Place ($744,841)
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Level 28
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Hand #125: Phil Galfond raised to 250,000 on the button, Steve Sung called, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked. The turn was the 
, Sung led out for 300,000, and Galfond folded.
Hand #126: Galfond received a walk.
Hand #127: Sung received a walk.
Hand #128: Sung raised to 240,000, Galfond moved all in for about 2.24 million, and Sung snap-called.
Galfond: 
Sung: 
The flop was a doozy: 
. Sung picked up bottom two pair, but Galfond had top pair, an open-ended straight draw, and a backdoor flush draw. The 
on the turn extinguished all hopes of a backdoor flush dor Galfond, and it was all over when the 
completed the board.
Galfond will receive $744,841 for his runner-up finish, while Sung is now a two-time bracelet winner.