Aleksei Shapiev Eliminated by Saitoh Ryuichi

Day 1 chipleader Saitoh Ryuichi raises from the button to 11,000, Aleksei Shapiev moves all in from the small blind for about 50,000, and Ryuichi quickly calls with .

Shapiev turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes — Shapiev pairs his ten on the flop, but improves no further. Ryuichi wins the pot with his pocket jacks to eliminate Shapiev from the tournament.

Saitoh Ryuichi  –  330,000  (132 bb)
Aleksei Shapiev  –  Eliminated