Tyler Payne Eliminated in 12th Place (14,137)

Mitch Smith raised to 70,000 in middle position and was called by boptjh Tyler Payne in the cutoff and Matt Mauldin, who was on the button. The three saw a flop of and Smith checked to Payne, who bet 145,000 and received a call from Mauldin.

Upon Smith's fold, action went heads up to the turn and Payne shoved his remaining 495,000 into the middle. Mauldin went deep into the tank and eventually dropped a chip onto the felt to signify a call.

Tyler Payne:
Matt Mauldin:

Mauldin had called correctly with second pair on the river but still needed to fade 10 outs to earn the knockout and the pot. The river did just that, and Payne was eliminated in 12th place. With the pot, Mauldin now finds himself as the chip leader with 2.8 million and just three more eliminations needed to reach the final table.