Ping Liu Eliminated in 9th Place ($36,705)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Charles Sylvestre raised it up to 50,000 from middle position. Ruben Ybarra three-bet to 120,000, Ping Liu shoved all in from the button for 506,000, and big blind William Guerrero also went all in for 569,000. Sylvestre and Ybarra got out of the way.
Guerrero: 
Liu: 
The flop came 
, but the turn brought a 
for a mighty river sweat. Unfortunately for Liu, the river was the 
, and he became the first player eliminated at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
Busted |