All About the Benjamin
Charlemagne Benjamin is on a rush to start Day 3 as he knocked out two players back-to-back in the first level of the day.
The first hand occurred after Giovanni Spataro jammed with his dwindling stack after losing an all-in earlier from early position, and Benjamin called from the small blind.
Giovanni Spataro: J♦9♠
Charlemagne Benjamin: A♥7♦
The 8♠K♦8♦2♥3♥ board was no help to Spataro as Benjamin eliminated him from the tournament with ace high.
The very next hand, Benjamin opened the action with a jam from the button into two smaller stacks in the blinds. Stanislav Kriventsov called to put himself at risk.
Stanislav Kriventsov: Q♣10♠
Charlemagne Benjamin: A♦6♥
Benjamin hit his ace immediately when the flop came A♠9♣K♠. The 7♠ turn drummed up some drama as it gave Kriventsov a flush draw, but the 10♥ was a blank to send him out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,500,000
4,850,000
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4,850,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |