El Yousfi Wins Flip to Eliminate Marchal and Later Joins Him on the Rail
Level 17
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Said El Yousfi open-raised to 15,000 from the hijack and Ludovic Marchal moved all in for 96,500. El Yousfi got the count and then made the call with a slightly bigger stack. Players revealed their hands.
Ludovic Marchal: 10♣10♦ 
Said El Yousfi: A♠K♣
The flop ran out 2♥A♣6♠ and El Yousfi paired his ace. The K♦ turn further improved El Yousfi's hand and left Marchal drawing to a ten. The river was a blank, the 6♦ and El Yousfi held to win the pot, eliminating Marchal from the tournament.
Moments later, El Yousfi was seen leaving the tournament area. "I lost with a full house against a better full house," he explained.
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