Fedor Holz Eliminated
In the first level of the day, Fedor Holz' run in the Main Event has come to an end. As he made his way to the exit, we quickly approached him to ask for details on his bustout.
According to Holz, after Con Krousoratis had raised he called from the small blind with 
and the big blind called as well. The flop was 
and Krousoratis bet 11,000, with Holz being the only caller.
The turn was an offsuit 
and Holz checked. Krousoratis bet 25,000, which was for nearly all of Holz' remaining 30,000 or so stack. The German prodigy stuck the rest in and Krousoratis added the few extra chips.
"Well, he had pocket queens," Holz said with a chuckle, meaning that the river was irrelevant.
Holz added that he will be back for the $100,000 Challenge, which will commence on Sunday, February 4, before making his way to the exit.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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280,000
83,000
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83,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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and made it 15,600 on the button in a hand that occurred on stream. Tristan Bain four-bet to 34,500 in the big blind with 
and Engel decided to see the flop.
hit and Engel called. Both checked the 
and the river was a 
. Bain quickly checked again and Engel bet 23,000 after some thought. Bain tanked about 90 seconds and couldn't find a fold, paying Engel off and dropping below 20 big blinds.
turn for 37,500 with 
for a gutshot and ace-high only and Beau Palmer called with the 
for middle set. The 
. Both checked. The turn was a 
and Young bet 8,500. Wakeman called. On the 
river, Young bet 17,000. This time, Wakeman took longer but did call. 
counterfeiting Loonstra's pocket fours and handing a double to Sleeth.
. On the 
turn, Finger checked again and Ajez put him all in without much hesitation. It was about 38,000 and Finger opted not to go at risk.
. Nino Marotta had shoved all in from the cutoff for 84,000.
and he said his goodbyes. With the pot, Ho became the second player to cross the half million mark.
