Fabian Oritz Eliminated in 17th Place ($36,860)
In a drastic turn of events, 2014's eighth-place finisher in this event Fabian Ortiz has fallen from being one of the biggest stacks to being out the door in 17th place.
The action started on Vladimir Troyanovskiy who raised to 55,000 under the gun and Fabian Ortiz called from his direct left. Leonardo Pires three-bet from the button to 130,000 and Troyanovskiy folded, but Ortiz made the call.
The flop brought out 
and Ortiz checked to Pires who bet 175,000 and the Argentinian pro made the call.
On the turn the 
hit and Ortiz checked again, after which Pires shoved instantly for 1.1 million effectively.
Ortiz went into the tank for several minutes, but ultimately he made the call.
Pires: 
Ortiz: 
The river was the 
and all of a sudden Ortiz found himself on the rail after having started the day with a massive 2.3 million-chip stack, and Pires now sits on 6,268,000. There will be a full redraw right now, after which play continues on two tables of eight.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
6,268,000
1,468,000
|
1,468,000 |
|
Eliminado |