Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Darryl Ronconi, who finished second in last year's WSOP Event #17: $1,500 Millionaire Maker for $500,125, is enjoying another deep run in a large field WSOP bracelet event. Action folded to Jongwook Lee on the button who opened. Darryl Ronconi in the small blind responded with a three-bet shove, which Lee, after some consideration, called to put Ronconi at risk.
"We're flipping?" asked Ronconi before the cards had been turned over.
Darryl Ronconi: 
Jongwook Lee: 
The players were not in fact flipping, with Ronconi holding a fairly comfortable lead over his opponent. That lead only strengthened after the 
flop. No help came for Lee on the 
turn or 
river, handing Ronconi a crucial double up while Lee dipped below 1,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
850,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
, giving him a pair of queens. The 
turn gave Lotfi some hope with a straight draw, but he didn't get the help he needed as the river came 
flop, but he did pick up one extra out on the 
turn, which while removing his jacks as a path to victory did give him a gutshot. That gutshot did not come in, however, on the 
, eliminating him from the tournament.
. The 
face up as he exited the table.
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, but Quraishi showed 
turn and river to become the latest to make their way to the payout desk.
