Soren Blanner Eliminated in 10th Place (€6,259)
Patrick Coughlin was first to act and made it 90,000 to go. Soren Blanner in the cutoff three-bet to 225,000 and action folded to Coughlin. The American asked how much Blanner started the hand with (about a million, he said) and then moved all in. Blanner double checked his cards one last time and called.
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The flop came a harmless ![]()
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and the two involved parties both got up from the table.
The
on the turn was anything but a blank and Blanner shouted "Nein! Nein! Nein!"
Coughlin, in awe, turned to the rail in full disbelief.
The
on the river was a blank and Blanner had been eliminated. He collapsed and sat hanging on his chair for a good minute before he made his way to the payout desk.
Blanner, a longtime Unibet Open player, collects €6,259 for his efforts. The remaining 9 players are guaranteed €7,011 from here on out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
1,525,000
|
1,525,000 |
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Busted |