11-17-2008 21:54 UTC+2

Antony Lellouche Eliminated

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Not his day

Andrea Benelli opened for 4,800 and Antony Lellouche moved all in for an additional 18,600 from the small blind. As Benelli tanked, Lellouche offered him a bit of advice.

"I can't win a showdown so you should call. I've won zero today!" he said with a smile.

Benelli made the call and turned over {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{8-Spades}

to Lellouche's {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

.

Lellouche flopped good when it came down {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{4-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

, pairing his four. The turn was a safe {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

, but disaster struck on the river when the {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

fell, making Benelli the higher pair.

Resigned to his fate, Lellouche wished his tablemates luck and made a gracious exit as the flashbulbs of a dozen media vultures went off.

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