Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Kubanychbek Abakirov was all in for his final 235,000 from the hijack against Carlos Spoddig in the big blind.
Kubanychbek Abakirov: 
Carlos Spoddig: 
Abakirov had pocket queens and just needed to avoid an ace to double up. The board ran out 
to give Abakirov the double up to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
500,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
.
to give Kitai the double up.
and Abakirov led out for 130,000. Spoddig, who hadn't taken his eyes off his opponent during the entire hand, made the call. 
and Spoddig flipped over 
and the kings held to eliminate Bouquet from the tournament in 18th place for �31,490.