Alex Dovzhenko Eliminated in 9th Place ($24,129)
Limit Hold'em
Konstantin Puchkov opened the action for 30,000 and Alex Dovzhenko three-bet to 45,000, leaving himself just 3,000 behind. Benjamin Scholl called from the big blind, Puchkov came along and then those two players checked the 
flop. Dovzhenko bet his last 3,000 and Scholl went to check-raise to 15,000.
Greg Mueller asked if such a raise was legal as he had checked and Dovzhenko's shove wasn't much. Adam Friedman assured him that it was, but then Tom Schneider chimed in and said he didn't think so. Eventually the tournament floor, Robbie Thompson, was called and ruled that in fact such a check-raise was not allowed; as such, Scholl just called and then Puchkov did the same.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Scholl bet 30,000 and Puchkov folded. Dovzhenko turned over the 
for a pair of nines, but it was no good as Scholl held the 
for a set. The 
river failed to help Dovzhenko and he hit the rail as the final table bubble boy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |