Grieco Scores Another Knockout
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
"Is everything okay here?" the floor inquired after a very vocal Nicola Grieco had once more entertained the entire room. Karim Maekelberg replied with a very dry "he is just happy" while it was the Belgian who had been knocked out by Grieco.
The cards were still exposed with the 
for Maekelberg and the 
of Grieco. On a board of 
, the set of tens was good enough for Grieco to send yet another opponent to the rail.
"How is that possible? You have so many great starting hands ..." Saar Wilf said almost in disbelief and another player on the table remarked "someone has to have them".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |
flop gave Kabrhel some equity to score a late double on Day 1a. However, neither the 
turn nor the 
river improved the Czech and he was sent to the rail.
. Mulders went with a check, and Grossmann continued for 7,300. Mulders made the call. 
turn, Mulders checked again. Grossman upped the price to 22,000. Mulders thought for a while before releasing his card. 
flop and the 
, Pierre De Almeida faced a bet worth 7,200 and quickly tossed in calling chips. His opponent Wojciech Szczytkowski rolled over the 
for the nuts and De Almeida could all but gasp an "wow, wow, wow".
. About 50,000 sat in the pot. 
, but that was no good against the 
, the rivered flush of Brendo that took the pot.
. After thinking for a bit, Rajkovic led for 35,000, almost half of what Arrocha had behind. Arrocha considered continuing but decided to lay his down after a minute of contemplation.
river was checked through.
