Micah Johnson was just one card away from doubling up, but Rayan Chamas hit a 2-outer to eliminate him in 18th place. Rayan opened the action to 35K with his pair of , and was faced with a 3bet from Micah to 83K. Rayan moved all-in, and Micah made the quick call with .
The board seemed good for Micah, until the river hit, and Rayan’s full house on the board propelled him even more into the chip lead by adding Micah’s 410K stack to his own. Rayan now hold over 3.1M.
18th place: Micah Johnson, $18,810