Championship: Hiroaki Harada Eliminated in 17th Place by Francis Anderson

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 988

Hiroaki Harada
Hiroaki Harada

Francis Anderson moved all in from the button for 660,000, and Hiroaki Harada called all in from the big blind for 635,000 with AcQs.

Anderson turned over Js10s, and Harada needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Kh9s7c2h10d, and Anderson spiked a ten on the river to win the pot and eliminate Harada in 17th place.

Francis Anderson  –  1,370,000  (27 bb)
Hiroaki Harada  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($22,975)

The remaining 16 players are now redrawing for random seats at the final two tables. The average chip stack is about 2,470,000 (49 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $27,825 each.