Sitbon Eliminates Nguyen
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
The 
flop was already on the board and there was 105,000 in the pot. Big blind Nikolai Sears checked his option and Tam Nguyen bet 105,000 with only about 50,000 behind. Julien Sitbon raised from middle position to well over 250,000 and the action was on James Pritchard on the button. He thought about it for a while but he let go of his hand. Sears folded as well and Nguyen called for his tournament life.
Tam Nguyen: 
Julien Sitbon: 
The board ran out with the 
turn and 
river and Sitbon won a nice pot to push him over the one-million chip mark while Nguyen was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
||
|
420,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
130,000
-127,000
|
-127,000 |
|
Busted | |
when Jim Karambinis bet 35,000. Randy White, situated on the button, thought about his move for a minute and made a raise worth 145,000. Karambinis went deep into the tank and ended up folding his hand.
board was on the table and Jan-Peter Jachtmann had his last chips in here. Robin Ylitalo was the player that put him at risk of elimination. 
while Ylitalo played 
. The board completed with the 
river giving Ylitalo a full house, deuces full of nines. 
and after Sehayek checked, Mahmood potted for 225,000. It was enough for Sehayek who let it go. Mahmood showed 
to the table for the straight.
and Lakdawala put his last 69,000 in the middle. Zhou wanted to know how much it was but he already called halfway through the count. 
turn and 
