Muehloecker Eliminates Malinov
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Arsenii Malinov raised to 16,000 from middle position. Thomas Muehloecker three-bet to 44,000 from the cutoff before he called a four-bet jam to 233,354 by Malinov.
Arsenii Malinov: 
Thomas Muehloecker: 
The 
did nothing to change Malinov's fate and Muehloecker added to his already impressive chip stack while Malinov will have to try during another opening flight if he still has hopes of making Day 2.
Meanwhile, Stephen Chidwick was eliminated at another table at around the same time to leave just 34 players remaining in the Day 1b field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,253,286
250,504
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250,504 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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