Igor Kurganov Eliminated in 22nd Place (€31,623)
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The action folded to Igor Kurganov on the button who raised to 80,000. Ming Xi was in the big blind and re-raised to 365,000 which Kurganov just called. The flop came 
and Xi just open-shoved all in. Kurganov made a quick call for the rest of his 2,000,000 chips.
Ming Xi: 
Igor Kurganov: 
Kurganov was in a great position to score a massive double up. However, the 
on the turn sent the table into a frenzy. Kurganov stood up from his seat with his hands on his head. The dealer burned and turned the 
on the river and Kurganov was eliminated in one of the sickest hands of the tournament thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,300,000 | 2,300,000 |
|
Busted |
and Skrbic check-called 225,000 from Rezaei.
turn, Skrbic checked, Rezaei shoved for 655,000, and Skrbic quickly called it off.
on the river squashed his Main Event dreams on the spot. Instead, the Austrian walked away with €31,623 as a consolation prize for his 23rd place finish.
and took down the pot.
. Both players checked and the 
completed the board. Two more checks and Bujtas showed 
for the best hand.
and both players knuckled the table. The river was the 
and Bujtas led out for 500,000. Skrbic laid his hand down and Bujtas raked in another pot.
and Black checked, Gabrieli bet 220,000, and the Irish poker legend flicked in a calling chip almost before Gabrieli's bet had even fully crossed the line.
. Black showed 
for the nut flush, to which Gabrieli responded with "wow".
and Hata was eliminated.
together with Koray Aldemir first to act. He checked, Bulcsu Lukacs bet 125,000, Yunsheng Sun raised to 340,000, Lukacs three-bet the flop to 825,000 and Sun gave it up after nearly two minutes.
on the turn.
for trip sixes. Matejka was left shaking his head as Obreshkov pulled in the pot.
