Atoui No More; Tantillo and Simoes Lead the Way
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Several players gasped and Kamel Atoui grabbed his smart phone to take a picture of what happened as it was the French-Moroccan who was sent to the payout desk.
Atoui was all-in with the 
and Alexis Nicolai had him slightly covered with the 
. The 
flop gave Atoui the middle set and he retained the lead on the 
turn. However, the river brought the 
and Nicolai improved to the superior full house. Both stacks were counted and Nicolai's 206,000 covered.
In the meanwhile, Fausto Tantillo knocked out Artem Kasidin and Marcelo Simoes then won a showdown pot against Nicola Grieco with queen-jack to further increase his already massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,940,000 | 290,000 |
|
1,600,000 | 425,000 |
|
650,000 | -30,000 |
|
370,000 | 166,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |