Brandon Steven Eliminated in 23rd Place ($101,724)
Level 16
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Brandon Steven moved all in for 375,000 from early position and Aleksejs Ponakovs called off for less in middle position.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: J♥J♣ 
Brandon Steven: A♠7♥
Steven was behind and failed to improve on the Q♠K♠8♠J♦8♥ runout to leave himself with crumbs.
The next hand, Steven moved his remaining 150,000 into the middle from under the gun. Jesse Lonis three-bet in the cutoff, forcing the remaining players out of the hand.
Brandon Steven: A♦K♣
Jesse Lonis: Q♣Q♥
Steven found himself in the most classic of races with not many chips but failed to hit on the 6♣7♠10♣2♠2♦ runout to bring his tournament to a close in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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600,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Busted | |