Stoyan Madanzhiev Eliminated in 14th Place ($19,117)
Hand 1:
Tanupat Punjarojanakul had just secured a double up after getting in his 400,000 stack with J♥9♥ against Asher Conniff, who called off with 2♣8♣. Punjarojanakul collected the pot after rivering the straight on the 10♠7♠A♥Q♦8♦ runout.
Hand 2:
Having just doubled, Punjarojanakul tried his luck again and jammed under the gun, opening discussing at the table, he wanted to "collect the blinds and the ante". Stoyan Madanzhiev was in the hijack and took some time before making the call.
Tanupat Punjarojanakul: A♦K♠
Stoyan Madanzhiev: K♦K♥
The flop went Punjarojanakul's way as he improved to a pair of aces, cracking Madanzhiev's pocket kings.
There was no change on the 7♥ turn or Q♠ river, and Madanzhiev was left with just 180,000 after the hand.
Hand 3:
In the next hand, Madanzhiev raised to 175,000 from early position, leaving himself with one red 5,000 chip behind. Punjarojanakul called the small blind, and the players saw a 8♥J♣10♦ flop.
Punjarojanakul moved 5,000 to the middle, forcing Madanzhiev all-in. He glanced across at the other table before making the call.
Stoyan Madanzhiev: K♠6♣
Tanupat Punjarojanakul: Q♥10♠
Another player at the table remarked, "He's still alive."
But Madanzhiev was eliminated shortly after seeing the A♣ turn and 2♦ river, and Punjarojanakul came back from being one of the shortest stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,450,000
1,840,000
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1,840,000 |
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Busted | |
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