Grochulski Eliminated; Katz and Shafikov Double
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
An open seat was announced over on table one and Grzegorz Grochulski left the tournament area. According to Gary Hasson, Grochulski had defended out of the blinds and flopped two pair only for Hasson to look up his check-shove on the turn with an unbeatable set of jacks.
A similar big pot was played on table four on which Denys Shafikov scored a big double through Niklas Astedt. Shafikov flopped two pair on 
out the big blind with 
against the overpair of Astedt, who held 
. The 
turn and the 
river changed nothing anymore and Shafikov doubled with a full house.
Last but not least, Cary Katz was all in with the 
and table neighbor Bahram Chobineh looked him up with 
. There was an ace on the flop, but a queen followed on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | -20,000 |
|
295,000 | 135,000 |
|
270,000 | 125,000 |
|
260,000 | -130,000 |
|
85,000 | 20,000 |
|
Busted |
off-suit and was up against the 
and Chobineh checked to Moss who continued for 16,000. Robert used a time extension before raising to 55,000. Katz and Chobineh both folded and Moss called.
but had run into the 
and Riess was eliminated, boosting Hajiyev's stack up over 100,000.
improved Mateos to a pair of aces. The 
for two pair, queens and aces.
and became the latest casualty.
hit a four card flush on the board of 
board, and Zhao doubled up.
