Andrea Dato Eliminated in 2nd Place ($652,200)
Level 36
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Andrea Dato raised to 1,000,000 from the button and and Gilles Simon called from the big blind.
On the 8?7?2? flop, Dato led out for 500,000. Simon raised to 1,500,000 and snap-called when Dato shoved for 5,350,000.
Andrea Dato: A?J?
Gilles Simon: K?8?
Simon had flopped a pair of eights and had one hand on the title and seven-figure winner's prize as he inched closer to securing his first major live poker title after the 3? turn.
The 6? river wrapped up the Main Event and Simon celebrated wildly with a Dutch-heavy rail!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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39,600,000
7,020,000
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7,020,000 |
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Busted | |
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