Dong Kim Eliminated
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Dong Kim's seat was empty and his chips were missing, proof enough for us he had been eliminated.
PokerStars Team Pro Kosei Ichinose told us that Dong Kim had bluffed his stack away on a queen-high board with 
, though he wasn't entirely sure of the action. Kim's bluff didn't work, not in the last place because his opponent in the hand had pocket queens for top set.
In totally unrelated news, Dong Kim's good friend Jack Salter played on Day 1 and busted as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
|
Busted |
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and Schiffbauer dropped half his stack.
. The big blind checked, Rich continued for 1,300, and both her opponents called to see the 
turn.
suited and turned the 
to send Muehloecker packing.
when we noticed that Igor Kurganov had put his opponent all in for 17,200 with about 14,000 chips in the middle.
for complete air, and his opponent triumphantly tabled 
.
, Erik Seidel checked from the small blind and the player in the big did the same. A middle-position player followed suit, and then the player in the cutoff bet 1,100. Seidel called, the big blind folded, and the middle-position player called to see the 
turn.
for a flopped pair of fives, but it was no good as his opponent held the 
for a flush draw on the flop that turned into a winning pair.
