Ben Sulsky Wins Marathon Match, Ousts Phil Galfond
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Level 11
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
In the last match of this round, Ben Sulsky has just defeated Phil Galfond after more than two and a half hours of grueling head-up play.
The final hand occurred when Sulsky responded to Galfond's limp with an overbet to 425,000, effectively putting Galfond all-in if he decided to call.
"This is close..." Galfond said, before ultimately saying "Yep, let's go."
Galfond tabled the 
, and he would need help to overcome Sulsky's 
. No such help arrived on the 
board, however, and Galfond was sent to the payout desk, while Sulsky will return shortly for his Elite Eight matchup against Randy Lew.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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960,000
460,000
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460,000 |
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Busted | |
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