Naoya Kihara Eliminated in 18th Place ($20,000)
Level 18
Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Naoya Kihara: XxXx/5♠2♣9♣4♠/Xx 
Todd Ivens: XxXx/6♦7♦4♥6♣/Xx
"There's no pay jump. Don't you think Norman Chad would be stalling for that extra $1K," Todd Brunson joked at the start of the day.
"Todd, if your best cash was $800, wouldn't you be stalling too?" Brad Ruben added.
"There has to be some tournament floor against that," Chad said, jokingly calling the floor over.
While this teasing of Chad was going on, Todd Ivens bet on fourth street and Naoya Kihara raised. Chad called, as did Ivens.
Ivens bet on fifth street and only Kihara called. Ivens then bet on sixth and Kihara called, then Kihara committed his last chips on seventh.
Ivens showed A♦K♦8♦ for a flush and a low and Kihara mucked Q♣8♥8♣ as he became the first casualty of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,280,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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200,000
-88,000
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-88,000 |
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Busted | |
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