The first elimination of the day came when
Dylan Smith got his stack all in on the turn with two pair aces and fours against
Jaime Cervantesâ pair of aces. However, the river paired nines to counterfeit Smith sending him out the door in 18th place for $97,274.
Valentyn Shabelnyk bowed out in 17th after getting unlucky with ace-king against ace-queen all in preflop, and from there itâd take several hours for the next elimination to occur. It happened when WSOP bracelet winner
Sandeep Pulusani jammed his short stack with ace-deuce suited only to run into the pocket sevens of