Quads Eliminate Pobol
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Sergei Chantcev opened for 20,000, got a call from Glib Kovtunov, and from the big blind Mikalai Pobal moved all in for his last 71,000. Chantcev folded after some thought but Kovtunov called. Pobal had the 
and was racing against the 
of Kovtunov. The race was over on the flop however and the board ran out 
. With that, Pobal became the day's first elimination.
Meanwhile, WSOP Octo-Niner Russell Thomas was eliminated on the second hand of the day in 78th place.
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