Ray Pulford Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,085)
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Nancy Nguyen won three hands in a row and, on the last hand, eliminated Ray Pulford with ace-high.
She played a hand to the river against Kevin Lizak, which she also won with ace-high and then two hands later she would four-bet Mark Bassaly after an opening raise from Ray Pulford.
Pulford got all in preflop and Bassaly and Nguyen were heads up for the side pot.
The flop came 
and Bassaly check-called a bet from Nguyen. The action repeated on the turn when the 
paired the board and both players checked the river when the 
came.
All players had ace-high. Pulford 
, Bassaly, 
, and Nguyen 
. Nguyen won with ace-king high and eliminated Pulford. She also cracked 1 million chips with that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,180,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
490,000
-233,000
|
-233,000 |
|
Busted |