2023 Champion Falls But Buys Back In
Level 10
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Chris Brewer, who recently joined the field after playing the Monster Stack, was all in for around 900,000 against the bigger-stacked Andrew Lichtenberger to his right.
Chris Brewer: 7♥7♦ 
Andrew Lichtenberger: J♦J♣
Brewer had the worse pair and couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out A♦8♥9♣A♠K♦ to mark the 2023 Champion's elimination.
Brewer, a former college runner, swiftly made his way to the registration room in Paris to re-buy into the tournament with $250,000 in cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,000,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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