Balteanu Busts Franco
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
At the very end of the previous level, Silviu Baltateanu limped in and Sonny Franco raised to 1,500. One player called in middle position and Baltateanu then limp-raised to 6,000. Franco jammed for 26,000 and the cold-caller folded, while Baltateanu called.
Sonny Franco: 
Silviu Baltateanu: 
The board came 
and Franco headed to the rail.
"This tournament is starting to get expensive, fifth entry," Franco said on his way out.
The clash came just a few minutes after Baltateanu had made a big scene out of his cards being mucked by the dealer when he was standing next to the chair but not in his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |
in a four-bet jam pot against two players, one of which was Kully Sidhu with queens. However, neither survived as ace-king scored a double knockout.
for fever chips.
and the board came 
.
turn, Di Giacomo made it 3,600 to go and a call followed once more before the 
for top pair and Bedell mucked.
flop. Manzoni bet 5,100 and Evard called to see the 
river was a blank and the Swiss claimed a very healthy pot.
, Tarmo Tammel called a bet by Ricardo Pisano in the blinds and a cold-caller remained in the hand also.
for a straight, but indeed Tammel had the goods with 
