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Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Romain Nardin (small blind) and Karim Souaid (big blind) got their chips to the middle.
Romain Nardin: 
Karim Souaid: 
The flop came 
giving Nardin two pair and a strong lead in the hand.
"There comes the ten of clubs," predicted Nardin as that was the card he didn't want to see.
Wouldn't you know it, dealer Andy burned and turned the 
.
The 
on the river, however, was a blank and Souaid and Nardin shook hands. Down to 40 players now in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
Busted |
. Romain Nardin was on his left and bet 71,000. Kitai thought a couple of minutes and then put in a raise to what looked like 210,000. Nardin thought briefly and then slapped his cards forcefully into the muck with a sigh.
turn and again Huber called. Ventura took his foot off the pedal on the 
river and checked. Huber bet 59,000 and Ventura folded.
flop. Paul Tedeschi called in the big blind, as did Stefan Schillhabel on the button. Those two checked the 
river. Schillhabel thought awhile but folded.
flop hit. Ensan bet 39,000 and Petrushevskii called.
completed the board. Petrushevskii checked for the third time. Ensan grabbed a 5,000-chip from a tower of blues and moved the rest forward: a 95,000 bet.
for the flush, Petrushevskii mucked quietly.
, giving him aces up.
up against 
