Grochulski Eliminated; Katz and Shafikov Double
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
An open seat was announced over on table one and Grzegorz Grochulski left the tournament area. According to Gary Hasson, Grochulski had defended out of the blinds and flopped two pair only for Hasson to look up his check-shove on the turn with an unbeatable set of jacks.
A similar big pot was played on table four on which Denys Shafikov scored a big double through Niklas Astedt. Shafikov flopped two pair on 
out the big blind with 
against the overpair of Astedt, who held 
. The 
turn and the 
river changed nothing anymore and Shafikov doubled with a full house.
Last but not least, Cary Katz was all in with the 
and table neighbor Bahram Chobineh looked him up with 
. There was an ace on the flop, but a queen followed on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
295,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
270,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
260,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
85,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |