Makiadi Busts Sitbon and Darcourt
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Manuel Makiadi is the new chip leader after winning three big pots in a row, eliminating Guillaume Darcourt and Julien Sitbon as a result. In the first hand, Makiadi three-bet with 
and flopped a straight. Darcourt paid off two barrels on an eight-high board with 
and lost more than half his stack.
Then, Julien Sitbon raised to 4,000 and called the three-bet of Makiadi to 12,000, heading to a jack-high flop. Sitbon shoved with pocket nines and Makiadi scored the knockout with pocket aces.
Fast forward a few more minutes and Makiadi raised with 
and received three callers to see a flop of 
. Darcourt put the remainder on his stack into 
but no more diamond showed up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000 | 185,400 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |