Marafioti Over Maxim
Level 10
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Matt Marafioti and Maxim Lykov found themselves all-in preflop with Marafioti holding and Lykov holding . The Russian was far behind Marafioti's pair of tens, and a final board of offered no help, eliminating Lykov and sending Marafioti on the next round of competition. All players who reach the Round of 16 have earned themselves a payday of at least $67,436.