Khavin and Thivyanathan Take Play Into the Money
On the second hand of hand-for-hand play two all-in preflop scenarios ensued at adjacent tables with Fililpp Khavin and Aaron Thivyanathan at risk for their tournament lives.
Khavin got his stack in from the small blind with a chance to triple as Nick Raio in the big blind and Kobzyev Kyrylo on the button continued for the side pot. Raio bet 13,000 on the flop 
and Kyrylo called. Both players checked the turn 
and the river came 
, where Raio check-called 37,000 from Kyrylo.
Filipp Khavin: 
Kobzyev Kyrylo: 
Raio's hand was briefly exposed before it was mucked with Kyrylo eliminating Khavin as the other table's runout was now ready to go.
Aaron Thivyanathan: 
Brian Arbaugh: 
The flop came 
, with 
and 
falling behind. Thivyanathan had no diamond and lost the coin flip to result in his elimination as well. Since the two busted on the same hand, they will split 51st place's prize of $3,962, giving each a rebate of $1,981.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
355,000
-93,000
|
-93,000 |
|
344,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |