De La Fouchardiere Doubles in Flip; Diamonds Betray Tsang
Tomas Jozonis opened to 11,000 on the button. Hugo De La Fouchardiere put in over half his stack with a three-bet to 42,000 from the small blind, and called off for 78,000 in total when Jozonis put him all-in.
Hugo De La Fouchardiere: 5♦5♣
Tomas Jozonis: A♦8♥
Jozonis did not pair on the J♠4♠3♥9♠7♥ board, seeing De La Fouchardiere double with his pocket pair.
At an adjacent table, Wuai-Cheng Tsang had open-raised under the gun and called when Ioannis Georgopoulos made it 40,000 to go in the cutoff.
Tsang checked the 8♦4♦Q♣ flop over to Georgopoulos, who put his opponent all-in for 50,000. Tsang quickly called for his tournament life.
Wuai-Cheng Tsang: A♦10♦
Ioannis Georgopoulos: A♠A♥
Tsang needed to hit his flush to survive, but the 7♥K♠ runout did not bring any more diamonds, setting his elimination in stone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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387,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
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340,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
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166,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
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Busted |