Akshay Kapoor Eliminated in 2nd Place ($60,884)

Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

There was a dealer change and Akshay Kapoor smiled to the new dealer with the words "a little bit of help".
In the first hand he limped the button and Alexander Puchalski checked the option. The flop and
turn was checked again by Kapoor and Puchalski bet 175,000 to win the pot.
Kapoor had some 2.8 million after the hand and Puchalski limped. They checked down the flop and the
turn. On the
river, Kapoor carefully glanced at his opponent before he over-bet for 400,000.
Puchalski gave it a few seconds of consideration before he pushed all-in and Kapoor instantly called. The of Puchalski had flopped a full house and Kapoor revealed
for trips treys to finish as the runner-up for $60,884.

A recap of today's action is to follow.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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11,340,000
2,680,000
|
2,680,000 |
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Busted |