Marco Johnson Eliminated in 2nd Place ($158,379)
Marco Johnson had worked his stack back up to over a million before the final hand of the tournament. Action started with Johnson raising it up to 160,000, and Jarred Graham reraised to 480,000. Johnson tanked for about 90 seconds before making the call, and the flop came down 
, and Graham instantly bet pot, enough to put Johnson all in. Johnson stood up out of his chair, and began mumbling some numbers to himself, trying to figure out if he had the odds to call off. The last thing he said was, "I have a pair I have to call."
Johnson: 
Graham: 
Johnson was looking to pick up a second pair to take the lead, or catch running low cards for a low. However, the 
on the turn ended things, giving Graham an unbeatable set of kings. The meaningless river was the 
, and Johnson had to settle for his third career runner-up finish at a WSOP event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,200,000
805,000
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805,000 |
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Busted | |
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