Kent Roed Eliminated in 9th Place ($59,398)
Hand #11 Matt Perrins opened to 60,000 from middle position, before Antonion Buonanno raised it up to 175,000 from the cut-off. The action folded back around to Perrins, who looked over at Bounanno's stack, before thinking about his decision for almost a minute, and laying his hand down.
Hand #12 The action folded around to Seth Berger in the cut-off, who opened to 60,000, and was called by Matt Berkey in the big blind. The flop came down 
, as Berkey checked his option, before Berger placed out a continuation bet of 75,000, which was enough to take down the pot.
Hand #13 Thomas Muehloecker opened to 60,000 from the cut-off, before he was faced with an all-in from Kent Roed for 330,000. Matt Berkey asked for a count, before opting to fold, as the decision fell back on Muehloecker , who thought for a moment, before releasing his hand.
Hand #14 Muehloecker opened to 60,000, which was enough to take down the blinds and antes.
Hand #15 The action folded around to Kent Roed in the hijack, who opened to 80,000, before Randal Flowers moved all in from the small blind. Roed snap-called, with less chips behind, as both players tabled their cards.
Roed: 
Flowers: 
The board ran out 
, to see Roed unable to improve his hand, becoming the first player eliminated from the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |