Johan Pedersen

After only a few hands of pre-flop action, Johan Pedersen opened to 160,000 from under the gun. Rudy Edenata called from the small blind

The flop fell as 4 6 5 and Edenata check-raised to 500,000 after Pedersen bet 150,000. Pedersen mucked his hand and was left with 525,000.

In the next hand Nevan Chang opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and Pedersen jammed for his last few big blinds.

Chang asked for a confirmation count of Pedersen's stack before making the call.

Johan Pedersen: A 7

Nevan Chang: A 2

Pedersen was ahead, and there was no change in the standings on the A 9 J flop as both were holding an ace.

There was building tension as the 3 turn fell and a player at the table said "Almost" to Chang, who was hunting for the deuce.

A 2 river was peeled, which gave Chang two pair and the pot. The runout sent Pedersen home in 6th place, leaving Chang to add even more to his dominating stack.