Erik Lemarquand opened to 40K from utg +1, and Eli Israel moved all-in for 201K from the hijack. Mohamad Tareg didn’t seem to notice the all-in, and threw in around 135K from the big blind – thinking he was raising Erik’s original open. Once informed that Eli was all-in, he tossed in a few more chips to complete the 201K bet. Action returned to Erik, and he announced he was all-in for just about 675K total. Mohamad moved into the tank, and after cutting down his own stack (which was the biggest of the three), he finally threw in a bounty chip to signify a call.
Erik turned over 
, and Eli tabled 
. Mohamad then tabled his hand – 
– which seemed to have surprised most players at the table, notably Erik. Nevertheless, Mohamad spiked a set in the window card as the board read 
, and he collected the pot of over 1.6 million – putting him well in charge on this final table.
Eli was awarded 9th place, and Erik took 8th as he had the bigger of the two eliminated stacks.
8th place: Erik Lemarquand – $2,910.00
9th place: Eli Israel – $2,440.00
