Cordobes Runs into Jacks as Mantovani Also Busts
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jose Cordobes held ![]()
but had run into the ![]()
of Victor Caballero.
The board was ![]()
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and Cordobes was eliminated.
Meanwhile, 888poker Ambassador Alexandre Mantovani had been short for a while and got his remaining chips in from the hijack and got two calls.
After Tom Orpaz forced out the other player on the ![]()
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flop, the cards were turned over.
Alexandre Mantovani: ![]()
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Tom Orpaz: ![]()
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The turn
gave Mantovani a pair, but the river was the
giving Orpaz top pair and eliminating the Brazilian opponent.
"I don't understand how I got this deep in the tournament," he said after the hand. "My best hand was queen-jack for the first three hours. But we've still got two [888poker players] in, so we've got a sweat."