Nico Kuan Eliminated in 28th Place {�8,261)
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Niels van Alphen raised to 12,000 from the button and Nico Kuan three-bet to 25,000 out of the small blind with an effective stack of 155,000 chips. van Alphen called to see the flop of 
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in the very last hand before the break on the feature table and Kuan continued for 35,000.
He was called by van Alphen to lead 70,000 on the 
?turn with 50,000 behind and van Alphen moved all in with the superior stack and 
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. Kuan called off with 
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and the 
on the river completed the board, sending Kuan to the rail in 28th place. The tables will be balanced once everyone returns for level 18 to have three tables of nine players each.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
625,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
Busted |