Lappas Triples Up, Tompsett Takes Side Pot, Richard Busts
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Three players were all in preflop. Oscar Tompsett was all in from late position and Charalampos Lappas moved all in from the small blind. Otto Richard was all in from the small blind with the shortest stack.
Otto Richard: J♥J♣
Charalampos Lappas: 9♠9♦
Oscar Tompsett: A♦10♥
The board ran out 3♥A♥7♦9♥4♣. Tompsett hit a pair of aces on the flop and took the lead until Lappas made a set of nines on the turn. He held to win the pot and near-triple his stack. Tompsett won the side pot and Richard was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 70,000 |
|
125,000 | -35,000 |
|
Busted |