Championship Day 3: Sam Ho Eliminated in 19th Place by Roman Valerstein

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 847

Sam Ho was all in preflop with 8s8d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Roman Valerstein’s QhQc.

The board came Jc5h2h6s2s, and the pocket queens held up for Valerstein to win the pot and eliminate Ho from the tournament.

Roman Valerstein  –  2,020,000  (67 bb)
Sam Ho  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($32,500)