Karamalikis Eliminates Katchalov
Level 10
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Any hope of a member of Team PokerStars capturing the title has just come to an end as Eugene Katchalov was just eliminated from the tournament.
It happened when he and Jonathan Karamalikis, who won this very event last year, raised back and forth preflop until Katchalov was all in for roughly 580,000.
Katchalov: 
Karamalikis: 
It was a bad spot for the Team Pro, and his best chance to survive was to catch an ace. The 
flop was no help, and neither was the 
turn. Katchalov was up out of his seat, and just as soon as the useless 
fell on the river, he made a beeline for the exit. With that, Karamalikis vaulted up to two million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,000,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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Busted | |
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flop, and Karamalikis led out for 132,000. Meyers, who had less than 400,000 back, opted to preserve his stack with a fold.
. Troyanovskiy found a jack and Newey was crestfallen. He realized he had outs to either a queen or ten, but he would find neither as the 
on the river.
blanked on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
turn gave Meyers even more outs, but he'd miss them all when the 
. The 
flop actually gave Troyanovskiy top set, but it also gave McCarty a flush draw. "Heart," one of McCarty's supporters called from the rail. The dealer instead put out the 
on the river.