Mason Eliminates Veiga, Doubles Through Hartmann
Level 44
: 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante
Diogo Veiga shoved all in on the button for 114 million and Craig Mason made what looked to be a reluctant call in the big blind with 
. Veiga had 
and the flop was on. An 
appeared right away on the flop but it came with the 
and 
. The 
turn and 
river made Mason a flush and Veiga headed to collect the sixth-place payout.
A little after that, Mason opened for a raise to 20 million and Hartmann shoved. Mason sighed and stood up but decided he couldn't let it go and called with 
. He was in great shape against 
but was sweating hard.
The dealer spread a 
flop and Mason relaxed a bit. The 
turn and 
river kept him best and he doubled for a huge pot and the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
871,000,000
594,000,000
|
594,000,000 |
|
341,000,000
390,000,000
|
390,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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