Bernard Samaha Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,800)

Bernard Samaha is out of the contest after just eliminating Oleg Suntsov in 13th place. Just moments after the Suntsov elimination, Samaha lost a big pot in a hand against Sergey Rybachenko; and was then eliminated in a cooler against Andrei Nikonov.

The money went in on the turn with the board showing [Ah] [Ts] [8h] [8d], with Samaha holding [Qh] [8s] and Nikonov [Tc] [Th]. The [7d] hit the river and Samaha was out.

Nikonov ~ 1,200,000