James Hopkins Eliminated in 5th Place ($456,760)
Level 26
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
James Hopkins was first to act in the hijack, and he raised all in for his stack of 1,300,000. It then folded to Moonho Seo in the small blind who made the call. The big folded to leave the players heads up, with Hopkins at risk.
James Hopkins: Q♥8♣
Moonho Seo: K♦6♠
It was a fair fight, but Hopkins would need to improve past the king high of Seo to stay in the tournament. But when the board ran out J♥7♦2♦A♦2♠ the king high of Seo remained best, giving him the pot and eliminating Hopkins.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Moonho Seo |
8,300,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
James Hopkins | Busted |