Blasko Doubles, Chen Eliminated
There were three players still in the hand on a flop of 
with around 75,000 in the middle. Abdelhakim Zoufri checked from the big blind and Viktor Walter bet 20,000 in the hijack. Marek Blasko raised to 60,000 on the button which got Zoufri to fold. Walter jammed all in and Blasko quickly called off his stack of 183,000.
Marek Blasko: 
Viktor Walter: 
Blasko was in a great position to double up with Walter drawing to just two outs. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river ensured Blasko of a full double up.
At another table, Zhong Chen was all in for around 150,000 with 
. He was up against the 
of Emmanouil Fountoulakis and the flop of 
heavily favored Fountoulakis. The on the turn gave Chen plenty of outs but the 
on the river was not one of them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
541,000 | -254,000 |
|
480,000 | 118,000 |
|
440,000 | 225,000 |
|
390,000 | -46,000 |
|
Busted |