Fabian's Aces Beat Rocci's Deuces
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
In the cutoff, Stefan Fabian, one of the bubble double players from the end of Day 2, opened to 12,000 from the cutoff. Andrea Rocci shoved from one seat over for what looked like 100,000 and the action folded back to Fabian. He didn't even ask for a count, but called instantly.
Andrea Rocci: 
Stefan Fabian: 
The board ran out 
and Rocci was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000 | 305,500 |
|
Busted |
and Margereson took the flip with 
. The 
flop improved Bujtas, but the 
turn left the Hungarian drawing dead. A meaningless 
and Friedrich Meyer shoved for 95,000. Martin Kabrhel called and Meyer was in bad shape.
and Petrushevskii quickly shoved.
and Richard Toth called in the big blind for slightly less with 
. The flop of 
gave Franczak the nut flush, making both the 
turn and 
river meaningless.
. Everyone concluded it was surely a bluff.
and Thomas Lefort in early position had the 
