Pavel Shchitnikov Eliminated in 19th Place ($14,565)
Level 28
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ruslan Bakhtiev opened to 165,000 from under the gun, James Blonde shoved for 795,000 from the button, Pavel Shchitnikov called off with his stack of roughly 600,000 from the big blind and Bakhtiev, covering both players, made the call.
Pavel Shchitnikov: K♣Q♣ 
James Blonde: 8♦8♠
Ruslan Bakhtiev: Q♥J♥
Blonde's pocket eights held up on the 7♥10♠4♣5♠7♦ runout and he secured a full triple up while making a dent in Bakhtiev's stack and sending Shchitnikov to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
2,505,000
1,685,000
|
1,685,000 |
|
Busted |