"Crazy Table 13" Without Le Touche
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Philippe Le Touche had been up to more than 600,000 in level 12, but was spotted walking out of the tournament area. Was he taking a break? He had no hurry to return to his seat and a quick look at table 13 revealed another player in the seat of the former dominating chip leader.
"He is gone, but his chips are still here. Crazy table 13," Nikola Trajanov said. Trajanov and Renjun Yang are the two chip leaders there now and Trajanov chopped with Giuseppe Carbotti when both showed 
and 
in the showdown, the flop already secured the split pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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395,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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350,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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40,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
of Norbert Szecsi. The two-time WSOP bracelet winner got there on the turn of a board 
to deal the final blow. Also no longer in contention are Tamer Kamel, Oshri Lamani and Giuseppe Carbotti.
river for 35,000. He forced a fold and flashed the 
with a big smile on the face.
, Soltanov bet 20,000 and he called the raise to 55,000 by Yang to see the 
on the turn. Yang bet 105,000 and called the shove for 200,000 total with pocket fours only to see Soltanov turn over pocket nines for top set. The river was a blank 
and Yang suddenly has to fight to reach Day 2 after cruising for most of the last levels well above the average.
and the board came 
