Blankenship's Kings Are Cracked
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Nathaen Blankenship raised to 280,000 in middle position and in the cutoff, Valentin Vornicu three-bet to 700,000 which saw action fold back around to Blankenship who went into the tank.
After two and a half minutes, Caio Sobral called the clock and as the floor counted to the final ten seconds, Blankenship called for his entire stack of 450,000 total.
Nathan Blankenship: A♣K♣K♥4♣ 
Valentin Vornicu: A♠Q♣J♣8♠
The board ran out 10♠9♣8♣10♦3♥ and the flopped straight was good for Vornicu to take Blankenship out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,925,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
2,250,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
650,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |