Xiao Peng Eliminated in 5th Place ($53,614)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Mark Herm opened to 52,000 from the cutoff and watched as a short-stacked Xiao Peng three-bet-jammed for 117,000 more.

After asking for a count and assessing the size of his own stack, which appeared to contain 700,000 or so. Herm called to put Peng at risk.

Herm:
Peng:

Herm held the slight lead with his king-high hand, while Peng was drawing live and looking for help. The drama ended in a flash when the flop fell to give Herm a flush, leaving Peng drawing all but dead. The turn () and river () meant nothing, and with that the final four players were reseated for their heads-up matches.