Oleksandr Gnatenko Eliminated in 27th Place ($10,800)
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Oleksandr Gnatenko committed his chips before the flop with 
, but ran into the 
of Paolo Petrucci.
Gnatenko smiled, but his elimination was at hand.
The 
left Gnatenko hping for runner runner, but it wouldn't come.
The 
on the turn sealed the deal, and Gnatenko got up from the table and headed to the pay out desk.
The 
on the river paired him up, but it wasn't enough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
485,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
Busted |
, and the Italian chip leader followed his pre flop aggression up with a 35,000 continuation bet. Starikov made the call, but Price had bigger plans. The Brit check raised to 80,000 and action was back on Buonanno. He announced all in, and Starikov was quick to lay down his hand. Price double checked his hand, called, and was all in for a 1.2 million pot.
on the turn hit. The 
fell on the river to make things official, and in one of the first hands Buonanno handed half his stack to Price, who's now the chip leader.
