Alejandro Lococo Eliminated in 17th Place (€76,200)

A pot was playing out between Natan Chauskin in the big blind, Alejandro Lococo in the hijack, and Adrian Mateos in the cutoff.

On a flop of Q♦J♥7♣, Lococo fired a bet of 40,000 after a check from Chauskin. Mateos made the call, while Chauskin mucked his hand. The turn came the 5♦ and Lococo jammed the rest of his chips in. That amounted to 200,000, covering Mateos' 155,000 stack.

Mateos had to think long and hard about his decision, tossing in a few time bank chips every now and then. Eventually, he made the call to put himself at risk.

Adrian Mateos: K♠Q♠
Alejandro Lococo: A♦9♦

Mateos needed to fade an ace or diamond and he did so when the river brought the Q♥ to give him trips.

Lococo was left with two big blinds and they went in the very next hand when Lococo left himself a single T-5,000 chip after he raised to 40,000 from under the gun. Mateos was in the hijack this time and made an almost minimum three-bet to 65,000. The action folded back to Lococo, who threw in his last chip as well.

Alejandro Lococo: Q♠5♦
Adrian Mateos: A♠Q♣

Mateos flopped two pair on Q♦8♣A♥ and the 7♥ turn sealed the deal. The two players shared a handshake before Lococo left the field. There are now 16 players remaining and they have converged into two tables, without a redraw.