Govert Metaal Makes King-high Flush to Decimate Thomas Muehloecker
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The action folded around to Thomas Muehloecker on the button, and the Austrian made it 13,000 to go. Govert Metaal came firing back out of the small blind, and Muehloecker made the call for 41,000 total.
Metaal continued for 40,000 on the 
flop. Mueloecker committed the chips. The story repeated itself on the 
turn, this time for 68,000.
Metaal emptied the clip on the 
river, and that sent Muehloecker deep into the tank. Eventually, he put in four black chips to signal the call of 161,400, but his 
quickly hit the muck after seeing Metaal's 
for the flush.
Muehloecker was left with less than a big blind and got the remains in the very next hand but to no avail. He couldn't beat the 
of Joao Simao on a board of 
, and was eliminated from the tournament.,
Meanwhile, Xiaoyang Luo busted on another table, leaving 28 players to fight it out for the High Roller title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |