Kannapong Thanarattrakul Eliminated in 10th Place (?13,340,000)
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A few minutes into the new level, there has been a double up and two eliminations as Mike Takayama had departed from the feature table and was followed by Kannapong Thanarattrakul.
A raising war between Thanarattrakul and Kazuhiko Yotsushika ended up in the shove for 955,000 by the former and Yotsushika called after he already had nearly half a million in chips invested.
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: 
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: 
After a board of 
, Yotsushika dodged the over cards, gutshot and counterfit outs of his opponent to win the biggest pot of the tournament so far and reduce the field to the final nine players. Thanarattrakul takes home ?13,340,000 for his efforts.
There will now be a short break to set up the nine-handed final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
Busted |