Valdez Wins the Race and Leaves Lopez on Fumes
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Francisco Lopez raised from the hijack all in for 108,000, and it folded to the big blind Fausto Valdez who called for his stack of 102,000.
Fausto Valdez: A♣K♥ 
Francisco Lopez: 4♦4♣
It was a flip with Valdez at risk and majority of Lopez's stack, and once the board ran out 9♣10♥8♣A♥5♦ Valdez improved to a pair of aces, to leave Lopez with just 6,000 chips.
The next hand Lopez was officially eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000 | |
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Busted | |