Morris failed to improve after the queen-ten-ten flop and was therefore eliminated in ninth place as the first final table-casualty. Final Table Action Final TableĪfter a few hands at the final table, short-stacked Thomas Morris moved all in with ace-jack but was called by Hong Moon with ace-queen. After losing a large portion of his stack by doubling up Mujkic, it was Borui Zhang who was eliminated in tenth place ($13,740) by none other than Mujkic. Stephen SongĮven after it got down to the final two tables, action still did not slow down until aggressive players Joe Nguyen (13th - $7,905) and Tony Barrera (12th - $10,240) were eliminated.
The day progressed in a rather quick fashion, with many players finding themselves hitting the rail including Jeff Platt (123rd - $1,295), Tyler Patterson (102nd - $1,425), Harley Brooks (95th - $1,495), and special guest and reigning GPI Mid-Major Player of the Year Stephen Song (57th - $1,885). On Day 2, 203 players returned to action, all guaranteed a piece of the $834,600 prize pool starting at $860.
