Svetoslav Nikolov Eliminated in 8th Place ($19,600)
Level 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Francesco Canzonieri raised to 550,000 in early position before Svetoslav Nikolov three-bet to 3,000,000 in middle position. The table folded back to Canzonieri who moved all in, and Nikolov snap-called for 5,475,000.
Svetoslav Nikolov: A♦K♠ 
Francesco Canzonieri: 10♦10♣
Nikolov needed to win the coin flip to stay alive but received no help on the J♦5♠2♥9♥3♦ board as he became the first casualty of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000,000
6,575,000
|
6,575,000 |
|
Busted |