Poulain Survives, Coeman Doesn't

Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Down to just a few big blinds, Florian Poulain in the small blind faced Mark Roovers in the cutoff for his tournament's life.

Florian Poulain: 8♠8♥ All in
Mark Roovers: A♦8♦

Poulain managed to flop a set on 6♠8♣J♣Q♣3♣ and doubled up.

In the next hand, it was Nikolas Coeman's turn to go all-in for 53,000 from the cutoff against Daan Vandewalle in the big blind.

Nikolas Coeman: K♠Q♠ All in
Daan Vandewalle: A♥K♣

Coeman failed to improve on 5♦8♠3♥8♥2♠ and he was eliminated.