5th Place- Kenneth Watson ($66,525)

Kenneth Watson moves all in for 4,225,000 and the action folds to Salomon Ponte in the big blind. Ponte asks for a count and quickly makes the call. Watson shows and Ponte tables the . The flop comes , Watson pairs his eight and Ponte picks up a flush draw to go along with his two over cards. “Diamond me dealer” Ponte yells while he stands up out of his seat. He gets just what he asked for when the hits the turn leaving Watson drawing dead. The meaningless completes the board and Watson is our 5th place finisher collecting $66,525 for his efforts.

Salomon Ponte- 17,000,000
Kenneth Watson- Eliminated