Kevin Zhang Eliminated in 12th Place (PHP 247,000)
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
On the last hand before the break, Jim Collopy opened for 10,000 from the cutoff. It folded to Kevin Zhang in the small blind, and after 30 seconds or so of thought, he moved all in for his last 120,000. Jae Kyung Sim got out of the way in the big blind, and Collopy rechecked his hole cards, before tossing chips into the middle for the call.
Collopy: 
Zhang: 
Zhang was dominated going to the flop, but short of flopping a seven, it was about as good as Zhang could ask for, coming down 
. Both players had a diamond, but Zhang had the nut flush draw. The 
on the turn also brought chop outs for Zhang, but the river brought the 
.
Zhang will have to settle for just under 250,000 Philippine Pesos, while Collopy is once again pushing 700k.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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Busted | |