Sultan Busts Close to Bubble as Lakhdari Chips Up
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ludovic Sultan and Omar Lakhdari were in a preflop raising battle and all of Sultan's chips were shoved into the middle. Lakhdari quickly made the call and had Sultan covered as the cards were flipped.
Ludovic Sultan: J♣J♦ 
Omar Lakhdari: Q♠Q♥
The board ran out A♠4♥K♦2♠3♦. Lakhdari held with his pocket queens to chip up to around 300,000. After doubling up a few hands earlier with aces, Sultan was eliminated close to the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
Busted |