Patrik Antonius appeared to be in a good spot to build up a big stack but instead just hit the rail for the second time this tournament.
The first hand was the biggest. Antonius four-bet to 11,000 from the button. James Romero used two time bank tickets before he opted to shove for 43,600. Antonius snap-called and was well ahead with 
against his opponent's 
.
The advantage went over to Romero after the 
hit the flop to give him a set. Antonius was unable to catch up as neither the 
on the turn nor the 
on the river were able to get him back into the hand.
A couple of hands later, Antonius open-shoved 
for 4,900 and got a call from Tommie Janssen with 
. Although Antonius got it in good once again, his opponent took the advantage in the hand after he paired the 
flop.
The on the turn and the on the river were of no help to Antonius and he shared after the hand: "I need a break."
Antonius then turned back to his table and asked, "Am I the only one to reenter?"
He was told this was the case before packing up his things for either a temporary or permanent break from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,200
38,200
|
38,200 |
|
||
|
54,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
to improve the inferior starting hand.
board. Mizrachi, from the small blind, bet 21,400 and left himself with about 30,000 behind.
.
river, Antonius checked and Ayras moved all in for his remaining 26,900. With just twenty seconds to act, Antonius was soon forced to dip into his time extensions and burned through two of them before calling off the bet.
