Alex Kravchenko Eliminated in Fourth Place ($1,852,721)
A turning point hand at the final table just occurred. Jerry Yang moves all in preflop and Alex Kravchenko makes the call. Kravchenko flips over his initials, in the form of A

K

. Yang turns up pocket eights. The flop rolls out Q

9

8

and the crowd goes wild. Yang, Raymond Rahme, and Tuan Lam spring to their prospective corners to celebrate, because the likely elimination of Kravchenko would mean at least a $3,048,025 payday for all three. Things take a moment to calm down, and then the turn and river bring 4

3

. Kravchenko is eliminated in fourth place, and he takes home $1,852,721 in prize money.