Blom Departs; Benitez Doubles
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Viktor Blom was spotted on his way out of the tournament area and the chips were pushed to Alex Keating, who had rivered a set of queens on the K♣9♦7♣8♥Q♣ board with the Q♦Q♥ exposed. According to Serkan Kuru, Blom had defended the big blind with queen-nine to make two pair on his final hand.
Ruslan Volkov then opened to 60,000 in the next hand and Keating called from the next seat. Francisco Benitez pushed all-in for 325,000 and it folded back to Keating, who sigh-called.
Francisco Benitez: A♠J♦
Alex Keating: A♦5♦
The kicker played on the K♦6♠4♣9♥2♣ runout as Benitez leaped back into contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,450,000 | 150,000 |
|
1,600,000 | 725,000 |
|
760,000 | 350,000 |
|
Busted |