Macnamara Loses Big Race to Verbraeken
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Fionn Macnamara raised to 22,000 on the button, Jorden Verbraeken three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind, Macnamara four-bet shoved 470,000 and Verbraeken called it off to create a near 1M pot.
Fionn Macnamara: 
Jorden Verbraeken: 
The pair were off to the races and the rundown would either be the end of Macnamara or severely hurt the Belgian. The 
flop kept Macnamara in the lead and the 
turn left Verbraeken with six outs.
The 
landed on the river, one of Verbraeken's outs, and Macnamara's tournament life ended on the spot just like that. Shortly before the clash, Day 1b chip leader Sylvain Mazza's final chips were gone as well and both players headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,190,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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flopped, Malinowski continued small, setting 40,000 over the line. Barer called and the dealer placed a 
on the turn. The action went check-check and the last card out was the 
. Malinowski changed gears at this point, moving all in for 408,000. Barer, with no time bank cards left to use, didn't have long to decide and after 20 seconds or so, he put a few chips in to signify the call.
and for a turned set and is up with the big boys, sitting third in chips after that hand.
and Martini called a 58,000 bet from the former champion.
and Chouity shoved all in, putting Martini to the test for his remaining 230,000. Martini called it off before using a time bank card, but found out he was miles behind.
instead. "A great me would have folded. Today was not a great me," Martini reflected with PokerNews after the hand.
, Aladin Reskallah four-bet to 110,000 to Deyra's left with 
river completed the board and Reskallah shot up the leaderboard.
. 
flop looked good for both overpairs and when Verbraeken continued for 60,000, Wang flatted behind.
pairing the bottom card and Verbraeken moved all in for 250,000. Wang quickly called but with fewer chips than his opponent, he had to say goodbye.
and Volkmann didn't continue. Michaelis put 70,000 over the line and Martini called behind before Volkmann got out of the way.
