Level 12
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vojtech Ruzicka | 322,000 |
| 2 | Isaac Haxton | 196,000 |
| 3 | Koray Aldemir | 1,305,000 |
| 4 | Bertrand Grospellier | 295,000 |
| 5 | Leon Tsoukernik | 636,000 |
| 6 | Patrick Leonard | 235,000 |
| 1 | Mustapha Kanit | 700,000 |
| 2 | Paul Newey | 345,000 |
| 3 | Julian Thomas | 500,000 |
| 4 | Martin Kozlov | 270,000 |
| 5 | Martin Kabrhel | 490,000 |
| 6 | Timothy Adams | 555,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Dvoress | 676,000 |
| 1 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 1,175,000 |
| 2 | Viacheslav Buldygin | 790,000 |
| 3 | Anthony Zinno | 330,000 |
| 4 | Charlie Carrel | 1,080,000 |
| 5 | Ben Heath | 980,000 |
| 6 | Juha Helppi | 470,000 |
| 7 | Ali Reza Fatehi | 890,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,305,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
1,175,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
1,080,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
980,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
890,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
790,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
700,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
676,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
||
|
636,000 | |
|
555,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
500,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
490,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
470,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
345,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
330,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
322,000 | |
|
295,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
270,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
235,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
||
|
196,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
and the defending champion of this very event was eliminated. Tsoukernik shook hands with O'Dwyer and even apologized for busting him.
and Ruzicka rivered a straight for the second time today to double up for his tournament life.
flop. The 
turn brought him salvation though, and the 
river sent him the pot.
, Leonard checked and O'Dwyer bet 38,000. Tsoukernik called that bet with the words "you are a blackjack player, three eight, I play blackjack too."
on the turn made things even more spicy for Leonard with the added flush draw, but a blank 
on the river changed nothing anymore and Tsoukernik doubled. Leonard was left with just over eight big blinds after the hand and has some serious work ahead.
and Thorel checked. Helppi continued for 20,000 and Thorel called before checking again the 
for a straight with a bright smile on the face.
held by Leonard. The 
face up.
improved Badziakouski to a set of tens, and the 
then fell as final community card to give Thorel a higher full house and he jumped up from his massage to celebrate, causing everyone at the table to smile. Even Badziakouski was smiling in defeat when he shook hands with Thorel and exited the tournament area.
turn. Aldemir checked the third street in a row on the 
