Action folded around to Kent Justice on the button. Justice raised to 18,000. Jozef Berec made the call from the big blind and the two players took a flop.
Both players checked and the dealer wasted no time laying the on the turn. Berec, who had Justice covered, moved all in. Justice called for his remaining 53,000. Berec opened and Justice tabled . The on the river missed Justice completely and he was eliminated in 11th place and will take home $6,557 to show for it.
On the first hand of play of this level, action folded around to Jozef Berec in the small blind. Berec raised enough to put the big blind player, Ulf Martensson, all in. Martensson made the call for his tournament life. The players showed:
Martensson:
Berec:
The flop came giving Berec an open-ended straight draw in addition to his live cards. The on the river was the nail in the coffin for Martensson. He was eliminated in 10th place and leaves with $6,557.
With the elimination of Ulf Martensson, we are down to the final nine players that will start the TV final table tomorrow. Stay tuned to Pokernews for the official chip counts and seating assignments which will be available shortly.