Cory Van Kleeck Eliminated in 22nd Place ($15,876); Gaviao Doubles

Action folded around to Jonathan Gaviao who opened to 80,000 from late position. Vasile Fabian flatted from the small blind only to have a short-stacked Cory Van Kleeck three-bet ship all in from the big blind. Gaviao re-shipped over the top and Fabian snap-called.

Van Kleeck:
Gaviao:
Fabian:

Fabian was in a dominating position with his pocket aces heading to the community cards with both Van Kleeck and Gaviao at risk. The flop came down , giving both Gaviao and Van Kleeck open-ended straight draws. The dropped down on the turn, leaving the two one card away from elimination.

The river, however, was a miracle for Gaviao with the , giving him a winning straight to score the elimination and score a full double. With this win, his stack is up to 2.42 million. Fabian's stack dropped to 2.2 million and Van Kleeck was eliminated in 22nd place.