Nicolae Paunescu Eliminated in 11th Place ($13,180)
Level 30
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Philipp Wood opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Nicolae Paunescu three-bet to 1,775,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Wood, he shoved, and Paunescu called for his stack of around 3,000,000.
Nicolae Paunescu: K♥K♠ 
Philipp Wood: A♥A♠
Paunescu was looking to escape an absolute cooler, but didn't find much to work with on the 4♣5♠Q♣ flop. the 5♦ turn changed nothing, and Paunescu was out the door in 11th when the 6♣ dropped on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,600,000
4,200,000
|
4,200,000 |
|
Busted |