Valeriy Fokin Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,000)
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The action went to Valeriy Fokin in the hijack. He tanked for roughly a minute and a half before committing his stack of 160,000 to the middle. Aleksejs Ponakovs was the only caller, in the small blind, and the pair showed their cards.
Valeriy Fokin: Q♣J♦ 
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠2♠
Fokin flopped extra outs on K♦10♦4♥, but he could make neither a straight nor pair his hole cards on the K♠ turn and 8♥ river, resulting in his elimination in ninth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,045,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Busted |