Justin Zaki Eliminated in 7th Place ($78,067)
Mihai Manole opened to 100,000 from the button only to have Justin Zaki move all in for 775,000 from the big blin. Manole instantly-called to put Zaki and his tournament life at risk.
Zaki:
Manole:
The flop of gave Manole top set, but still left Zaki with outs to a gutshot straight.
To the cheers of the Romanian's on the rail sweating Manole, the landed on the turn to ensure victory for Manole as the meaningless peeled on the river.
Zaki shook hands with his fellow opponents before making his way to the rail to collect his $78,067 in prizemoney for his 7th place finish as Manole climbs to 1,675,000 in chips.