Dan Chalifour Eliminated in 5th Place ($35,947)
Dan Chalifour led the tournament for most of the latter part and came into the final day with the lead. He was atop the leaderboard for most of today until a hand where he opened from under the gun and Ostapchenko moved all in for 2,665,000 from the big blind. Chalifour called and the two tabled their hands with Chalifour ahead.
Dan Chalifour: 
Andrew Ostapchenko: 
The flop came down 
, smashing Ostapchenko with a set but Chalifour still had plenty of outs to take down the pot. The turn came down with one of them when the dealer turned over a 
, giving Chalifour a straight and the lead. The lead shifted once more on the river as the 
landed, filling up Ostapchenko who took down the pot for a massive double, leaving Chalifour short.
Chalifour double the very next hand with 
against Ostapchenko's 
, bringing him back up to the 800,000 mark. The hand to follow had Ostapchenko call another all in from Chalifour and the players tabled their hands, revealing a classic flip.
Dan Chalifour: 
Andrew Ostapchenko: 
The board ran out 
and Ostapchenko's sailboats took down the pot, eliminating the start of the day chipleader from the tournament in fifth place for a respectable $35,947.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,710,000
2,610,000
|
2,610,000 |
|
Busted |