Hand #55: Bryan Choi Out in 9th Place ($71,504)

Photo: David Paredes (center) stares down Bryan Choi (foreground, left) as they face off in Hand #55.

Hand #55  –  David Paredes raises from middle position to 175,000, Bryan Choi reraises from the big blind to 380,000, and Paredes calls.

The flop comes [10c9d5s], Choi bets 425,000, Paredes raises to 1,000,000, and Choi moves all in for about 2,375,000.

Paredes calls with [QcQs] (overpair), and Choi turns over [AdQd] for ace high. Choi will need to improve to stay alive.

The turn card pairs the board with the [10s], the river is the [Kh], and Paredes wins the pot with two pair, queens and tens, to eliminate Choi from the tournament.

David Paredes  –  10,100,000  (126 bb)
Bryan Choi  –  Out in 9th Place  ($71,504)