Juan Martin Pastor Eliminated in 5th Place ($380,720)
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #44: Niklas Hambitzer opened to 230,000 under the gun with 
and got a call from Chance Kornuth with 
in the big blind. The flop brought 
, and Kornuth check-called 225,000. Another six, the 
, helped both players, but Kornuth let Hambitzer bet 525,000 for him. Kornuth raised to just over 1 million, and Hambitzer quickly folded.
Hand #45: Juan Martin Pastor opened for 230,000 with 
but Kevin Schulz woke up with 
and three-bet. Pastor jammed it in for 1.7 million, and Schulz snapped in.
The Argentinian was miles behind, but he did find a 
flop to give him a fighting chance with a pair. The 
changed nothing, and the 
river gave him top two, which was obviously not enough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,300,000
1,785,000
|
1,785,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |