Michael Brinkenhoff Eliminated in 7th Place ($59,107)
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #18: Chris Brammer raised to 160,000 from the hijack and took down the pot.
Hand #19: Rui Ye raised to 160,000 from under the gun, and Michael Brinkenhoff called from the small blind.
The flop came down , and Brinkenhoff check-called 125,000 from Ye. The turn was the , and Brinkenhoff shoved for 1,155,000. Ye called after a few moments with for a pair of jacks, leading Brinkenhoff's for a pair of nines.
The river was the , giving Ye a queen-high straight to eliminate Brinkenhoff in seventh place.
Ye upped his stack to about 4.7 million.