De Almeida Holds On to Double Off Bruschi
Level 8
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel De Almeida had twice been all in in recent hands against Masato Yokosawa but chopped the pot both times, the first when they both showed ace-king and again when they had ace-ten.
Renan Bruschi then opened to 11,000 under the gun and De Almeida committed most of his stack again, this time making it 80,000 from the button. Bruschi shoved, and De Almeida called for 93,000.
Daniel De Almeida: 10♥10♣ 
Renan Bruschi: A♦Q♦
The 9♣7♠2♦ flop was safe for De Almeida, while the 3♦ turn gave Bruschi additional outs with a flush draw. The river was the 3♠ and De Almeida held on to earn the double up.
While De Almeida was on the precipcie of elimination, Mehdi Chaoui was jumping back in on his second bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
190,000
95,000
|
95,000 |