Dong Zhao Eliminated in 29th Place (€15,540)
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Niveau 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Right after the hand against Sergey Sergeev, Dong Zhao was involved in a big hand again. It was Martin Nikolov who raised it up. From first position, he made it 23,000 to go only to see Zhao three-bet to 59,000.
It was folded back around to Nikolov and he threw in a four-bet to 166,000. Nikolov thought about it for a couple of minutes before moving all in for 450,000. Nikolov snap called and had him slightly covered.
Martin Nikolov: 
Dong Zhao: 
Zhao got it in bad again and was way behind against Nikolov's aces. The 
didn't provide any sweat and Zhao was on his way to the payout desk, while Nikolov is closing in on the chip lead.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
980,000
449,000
|
449,000 |
|
Eliminé |
. An ace in the window gave Altman a big lead, and after the turn the double was secured.
turn gave him a flush draw. 
river wasn't a diamond and Bojang was eliminated from this EPT Malta Main Event. We already lost three players in only 45-minutes time.
flop gave Ockenden top set, but Mette picked up a flush draw. Valle was nearly drawing dead with his pocket tens.
on the turn was safe for Ockenden, but Mette's hopes of winning the EPT weren't dashed yet as the 
on the river improved the Austrian to a flush, saving his tournament life.
flop didn't change anything. However, the 
on the turn provided some chop outs. 
turn, Siddique led out 28,000. Ockenden simply moved all in, putting the Brit to a decision for his remaining stack of 72,000.
