Chao First to Go Thanks to Badziakouski
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The board read 
with about 10,000 in the middle already. Mikita Badziakouski had a bet of 35,000 of him in the small blind and Duan Chao had raised. Badziakouski responded with a shove and Chao snap-called.
Duan Chao: 
Mikita Badziakouski: 
Chao had flopped a set and Badziakouski the straight. Badziakouski just needed to avoid the board pairing up unless it was another heart.
The river completed the board with the 
and after counting Chao's stack, Badziakouski was determined to have more and Chao was sent away from the tables as the first elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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551,000
267,000
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267,000 |
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Busted | |