Pierre Neuville Eliminated by Aleksei Istomin
Level 14
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Pierre Neuville was spotted leaving the tournament area. He explained that on a flop of 
, Neuville bet 400,000 and his opponent, Aleksei Istomin, raised all in for more than two million.
Neuville had just under two million in his stack and he called.
Istomin showed 
for top pair, top kicker, but Neuville was best with 
.
The turn was a safe , but the river was another , giving Istomin the best hand and eliminating Neuville in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
Busted |