Jereld Sam eliminated by Huang – (9th place – $3,500)

The first casualty of the final table has been dealt and the unfortunate beneficiary was Jereld Sam. During the hand, action began with David Steicke moving all in with 105,000. Sam followed suit with his 250,000 chips, sending Bryan Huang deep into the think tank. Huang asked for chip counts of the leaders at the table and after assessing the possible damage, he moved all in as well.

Steicke: K♥ Q♥

Sam: A♥ Q♠

Huang: J♣ J♠

With the board running K♦ 3♣ 5♦ 8♦ 7♥, Steicke landed a triple up to around 320,000, Huang rose to 326,000, and Sam was eliminated in 9th place.

Jereld Sam earns $3,500 for his final table finish at the Main Event.