Elias Stops Downfall
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante
Per Hildebrand raised to 15,000, and Konstantin Maslak defended his big blind. Maslak drew two cards, and Hildebrand took one. Both players checked, and Maslak announced an ace. Hildebrand had that beat with 
and won the pot.
Then, Darren Elias defended his big blind to a raise by Paul Volpe for 15,000. Volpe stood pat, and Elias drew one, then bet 32,000. Volpe grabbed calling chips and checked his stacks before sending his cards into the muck.
Below are further assorted chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
621,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
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|
517,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
|
480,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
321,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
260,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
236,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
225,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
147,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
||
|
114,000
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
|
||
|
113,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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