Kassem Eliminates Stavrakis
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The eliminations just don't stop here in the tournament room at Casino Barcelona. Over 70 players have been eliminated already today and the number keeps dropping rapidly.
The last to exit was Filippos Stavrakis. The American pushed 61,000 to the middle with 
and Hommoud Kassem called from the big blind with 
.
The board ran out 
and Stavrakis was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000 | 390,000 |
|
Busted |
flop gave Hakkanen a straight flush for plenty of equity. He drew a blank on the 
turn but nailed the 
river to triple up. Guenni took the side pot from Dours and remained in contention as well.
river was the ultimate brick and King sent Manana to the rail.
and Ami Barer got all of his remaining chips in the middle holding 
for a straight. His opponent had 
for top pair and an open-ended straight draw. 
turn but it wasn't enough to beat the bigger straight of Barer.
flop was good for Varabei, but the 
in the small blind and Arthur Conan called with 
board smashed Peters and Conan was off to the payout desk.
turn was dealt. They both checked on this street and did so too on the 
river. 
