Ristorcelli and Ionescu Split
Level 47
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Thomas Ristorcelli in the small blind shoved for 13,000,000 and Petre Ionescu in the big blind called, being the player at risk for 5,200,000.
Petre Ionescu: A♠6♥ 
Thomas Ristorcelli: A♣8♠
Ionescu was on the edge of elimination after Ristorcelli hit a pair on Q♥J♣A♦8♣. But the J♦ came on the river to bring a pair on the board and make them split.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
|
||
|
5,700,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |