Jeremy Gaubert Eliminated in 9th Place ($12,000); Kunal Patel Eliminated in 8th Place ($26,401)

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Level 20 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Kunal Patel raised to 12,000 to open the pot, and Allie Prescott three-bet to 35,000 in position. Jeremy Gaubert called all in for his last 6,000 from the small blind, and the action came back to Patel. He thought for a minute, then capped his cards with a chip and thought some more. He double-checked his hole cards, then shoved over the top all in for about 110,000. Prescott shrugged and called covering both players, and the cards were on their backs.

Showdown
Gaubert: {A-Diamonds} {7-Spades}
Patel: {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds}
Prescott: {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts}

Patel was in front, and he had to be happy to see his two opponent sharing the overcard ace. It didn't much matter. The flop came {A-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} , and Prescott shot into a big lead with aces up. Gaubert needed to find an ace, queen, or king to chop, while Patel was dead to the two remaining jacks in the deck.

The turn {6-Spades} and river {5-Clubs} were blanks, though, and Prescott drags the biggest pot of the day. It's good enough to boost him into the chip lead with about 650,000, and it eliminates Gaubert and Patel in 9th and 8th places, respectively.