Sandvik Eliminates Two; Field on the Bubble
Level 19
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Espen Sandvik eliminated both Bruno Stefanelli and Eli Elezra to bring the field to the bubble.
First, Bruno Stefanelli was left short and lost the last of his chips in a 2-7 Triple Draw hand against Sandvik.
A couple of hands later, the game changed to No-Limit Hold'em and Eli Elezra was the one at risk. Elezra had 200,000 for around 13 blinds and shoved first to act. Sandvik was in the small blind and reshoved all in.
Eli Elezra: 
Espen Sandvik: 
"Nice bubble for me," Elezra said while getting up from his seat. The dealer brought an unexpected sweat on the 
flop, giving a flush draw and a gutshot to Elezra.
The 
on the turn and the 
on the river weren't the cards that Elezra needed to see and the field was left with 12 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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510,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
and Jeff Madsen completed to 15,000 with a 
.
, while Madsen paired his 
for a 9-8-4-3-2 low
for a 7-6-5-4-A low
and Rabl didn't get any help to be eliminated in 10th place.
showing. Hellmuth bet himself after calling the earlier streets and Haavisto folded.
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for two pair and Hellmuth shot out of his seat. He stared at his cards, then the board, then his cards again before flinging them into the muck with much dismay.
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. Joao Vieira completed, Kahle Burns made it two bets, and Sandvik folded. Vieira took his time before calling. On fourth street, Burns bet and Vieira got the rest of Burns' chips in after glossing it over a bit more.