Brandon Steven Eliminated in 23rd Place ($101,724)
Level 16
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Brandon Steven moved all in for 375,000 from early position and Aleksejs Ponakovs called off for less in middle position.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: J?J? 
Brandon Steven: A?7?
Steven was behind and failed to improve on the Q?K?8?J?8? runout to leave himself with crumbs.
The next hand, Steven moved his remaining 150,000 into the middle from under the gun. Jesse Lonis three-bet in the cutoff, forcing the remaining players out of the hand.
Brandon Steven: A?K?
Jesse Lonis: Q?Q?
Steven found himself in the most classic of races with not many chips but failed to hit on the 6?7?10?2?2? runout to bring his tournament to a close in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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600,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Busted | |