Alexander Condon Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,161)
Alexander Condon found himself having slipped back down to about 50,000 and was in the small blind when Eli Elezra raised the button. It folded to Condon who looked down at his hand and had to fold — he'd been dealt aces full.
On the next orbit, Condon was raising from under the gun and it folded to David Chiu in the big blind who three-bet and Condon called. Condon took two and Chiu one, then Chiu check-called a Condon bet. Chiu took two again while Condon stood pat, and again Chiu check-called after Condon bet his last 4,000 chips.
Chiu took one card on the third draw, and Condon tabled his 
.
Chiu was drawing live with his 
, and after picking up a 
for his last card, Condon was eliminated.
There will be a short break while the remaining seven players redraw for seats around the not-quite-final final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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