George Pappas Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,061)
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 
on the board, all of the chips went in on both sides, with George Pappas, in the small blind, and Tom Brachowski, in middle position, going heads up for the biggest pot of the tournament.
Pappas, with 200,000 in front of him on the flop, was at risk.
George Pappas: 
Tom Brachowski: 
The turn fell 
, putting Pappas one card away from taking the tournament chip lead. The river, however, fell 
, and the set of nines made Brachowski the winner.
With the big pot, Brachowski now sits at the top of the chip leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
655,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
Busted |