Duta Not Done Yet; Spraggy on the Rise
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Florian Duta may have to keep track of his all-in showdowns a little bit longer as he once more got it in preflop and prevailed.
This time, the Romanian was at risk for 203,000 with the 
against the 
of Mauricio Ferreira Pais. The 
board locked up the double with jacks full on the turn already.
At nearly the same time, Tim Slater was spotted on the payout desk. A quick look at his former table revealed a far bigger stack for Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg. According to several players at the table, Spragg had defended the big blind with a king-seven and flopped two pair. They got it in after the 
turn and Slater's 
couldn't catch up anymore.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000 | -150,000 |
|
620,000 | 270,000 |
|
436,000 | 306,000 |
|
Busted |
river. Lalor called with 
but the 
for two pair by Sidhu ended up as the winning hand.
turn and 
river. While the hand played out, Richard Essex also ran out of chips on a different table.
in his hand, as he misread and thought it was ace-king.
and the pair was counterfeited on the 
flopped two pair on [AhhJd]. Naaman Morris had a gutshot and flush draw with the 
turn to then see off a blank 
and that's when the chips went in between Eugenio Peralta in the small blind and Antoine Saout in the big blind.
and Kully Sidhu took the flip with the 
. The 
board improved Ramiro to trips and he sat back down.
river a formality.
