Faggioli Eliminates Halak and Doubles Through Bechrakis
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ugo Faggioli raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Guenter Halak shoved from the hijack. Action folded to Evangelos Bechrakis in the big blind who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed Halak had 410,000 in total and Bechrakis called. Faggioli shoved too for almost 2,000,000 and Bechrakis snap-called.
Guenter Halak: 
Ugo Faggioli: 
Evangelos Bechrakis: 
The board ran out 
for Faggioli's pocket aces to eliminate Halak in 20th place and double up through Bechrakis. The dealer counted out Faggioli's stack and confirmed Bechrakis needed to pay up a total of 1,930,000 which makes Faggioli the new chip leader.
The 19 remaining players have just gone for a 20-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,315,000
2,380,000
|
2,380,000 |
|
1,745,000
1,975,000
|
1,975,000 |
|
Busted |