Carrel Eliminated by Zhang
Level 5
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The 
board gave everyone a piece as Charlie Carrel sat under the gun with 
, Choon Tong Siow sat in the hijack with 
, and Michael Chi Zhang sat in the cutoff with 
.
Carrel bet on 9,000 on the flop and he was called by both Siow and Zhang. The turn was the 
which gave Zhang a flush draw to go with his pair of aces. Carrel bet 54,500 in the pot of 48,000 and Siow got out of the way. Zhang called after he got a count.
The river was the 
which awarded Zhang with a flush and Carrel was eliminated from the tournament. He did buy back in moments later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,500 | 82,500 |
|
185,000 | -25,000 |
|
Busted |
and Zhang flopped a set holding 
. Carrel had the overpair with 
.
and Carrel checked to Zhang who bet 25,500 with 100,000 behind. Carrel raised to 100,000 and Zhang put all of it in the middle for 125,500 total. Carrel called and saw the bad news when they opened up. 
and Zhang doubled up.
and cutoff Phil Ivey called with 
. Charlie Carrel called from the big blind as well with 
and the 
flop was dealt. 
turn was dealt. Carrel checked to Zhang who fired a bet of 15,000 and he was called by Ivey before Carrel folded. 
and both players checked to see the 
.
. Cary Katz raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, and Ben Heath cold called from the big blind. 
. Choon Tong Siow called from the button with 
. Ivey made a disciplined laydown while Carrel and Siow folded quickly as well and Zhang took down the pot.