Grapenthien On a Tear
Level 19
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Action was picked up in a three-way all in with Matt Grapenthien holding the covering stack in the big blind against Dean Joe and Alessandro De Michele.
Alessandro De Michele: A♥Q♠J♥3♦ 
Dean Joe: A♣K♣K♦5♣
Matt Grapenthien: A♦Q♣4♦3♥
The board ran out 6♠J♠2♣5♠J♦ and the straight was good for Grapenthien to take the high while he and De Michele split the low and eliminated Joe from the tournament.
A clash of the WSOP bracelet winners followed as Yueqi Zhu moved all in for 18,000 from early position and Grapenthien called in the small blind.
Yueqi Zhu: A♦8♣5♦2♦
Matt Grapenthien: A♥10♦7♥2♠
The board ran out K♣8♣7♦9♦10♠ and the tens up was good for the pot to eliminate Zhu from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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291,000
198,000
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198,000 |
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21,000
112,000
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112,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |