Vukovic Doubles Pongrass; Gets Eliminated by Kroesen in Following Hand
In the space of two hands just before the break Mladen Vukovic was eliminated from the tournament.
In the first hand Vukovic raised from under the gun and was called by Matt Pongrass in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Pongrass checked. Vukovic bet 40,000. Pongrass called.
The turn brought the 
and Pongrass check-called another bet totalling 225,000.
The 
completed the board and Pongrass made it three checks in a row. Vukovic shoved for just under a million having Pongrass covered. He snap-called.
Vukovic tabled for two pair but had been rivered by Pongrass who made a better two pair holding .
The next hand Ricky Kroesen raised to 50,000 from middle position. Pongrass called from the small blind. Vukovic then shoved for his last 500,000 from the big blind. Kroesen came over the top for 1,400,000. Pongrass opted to release his 
.
Kroesen:
Vukovic: 
No help would come for Vukovic as he was sent to the rail. Kroesen moved to over two million in chips after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | |
|
1,500,000 | 350,000 |
|
Busted |