Theelen Eliminates Konopelko to Burst Bubble
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Pieter Theelen opened for 12,000 from the cutoff and Andrei Konopelko shoved his final 61,000 from the button. Theelen called and,
after every table completed their hand and a crowd formed, the two put their cards on their backs.
Andrei Konopelko: 
Pieter Theelen: 
Much to his surprise, Konopelko was dominated and needed a lot of help to stay alive.
The flop came 
, which was little help to Konopelko as he only had queens, a backdoor flush draw, and a backdoor straight draw going for him.
The 
limited the Belarusian to just a jack for a straight.
The river was the 
, eliminating the player and the remaining 54 players applauded as they all made the money and qualified for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
196,000 | 196,000 |
|
Busted |