Marcelo Costa, Grayson Nichols Eliminated in 19th and 18th Places, Respectively ($12,623)

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

In the cutoff seat, Marcelo Costa started the action with a raise to 32,000. David Bach flatted next door, and the action passed to Grayson Nichols in the big blind. He announced the pot, and it was 133,000 total. It left him with just 19,000 behind, and Costa put his last pink T5,000 chip into the pot to put himself at risk. Bach spent a good while doing the math, and he eventually settled on a call.

The flop came out {10-Clubs} {3-Spades} {7-Spades} , and Nichols' last 19,000 went into the middle. Bach called, and he had a chance to eliminate both players with his covering stack.

Showdown
Costa: {a-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {4-Clubs}
Bach: {a-Spades} {2-Spades} {3-Clubs} {7-Diamonds}
Nichols: {a-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}

It was a big flop for Bach to push him out in front, and Costa was drawing to the open-ender. Nichols needed some help of the runner-runner variety to stay alive. The turn {10-Spades} and river {10-Diamonds} filled out the board with trips, and it's Bach's flush that is good enough for the scoop. With that pot comes the elimination of both Costa and Nichols, and our field has been reduced to seventeen.