Bolotin Busts; Hansen Takes Lead
Alex Bolotin has just fallen in 10th place and the tournament has moved down to nine players. He fell at the hands of Gus Hansen on the following hand.
Action folded around to Hansen in middle position and he opened with a raise to 95,000. From the hijack seat, Bolotin reraised all in for 540,000 and everyone folded back to Hansen. The man known as "The Great Dane" called with the 
for two overcards against the 
for Bolotin.
A flop a 
kept Bolotin in front as he was looking for a double, but the 
on the turn made his chances very grim. The river completed the board with the 
and Bolotin was eliminated. Hansen moved to over 2.2 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
Busted |