Ezra Abu Gazal Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,700)
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ezra Abu Gazal raised to 80,000 in the hijack before Jim Collopy three-bet to 255,000 in the cutoff. Abu Gazal then four-bet to 680,000, Collopy moved all in, and Abu Gazal snap-called for 1,700,000.
Ezra Abu Gazal: Q♠Q♦
Jim Collopy: K♠K♣
Abu Gazal showed down two queens, but Collopy had woken up with kings to leave him at serious risk of elimination. The board ran out 10♦3♣4♠5♦5♠ and Collopy took the pot to send Abu Gazal to the rail in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,800,000
1,800,000
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1,800,000 |
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Busted | |