Early Demise for Miniucchi
Niveau 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The dubious honor of first elimination of the day went to Marcello Miniucchi, who ran out of his 30,000 chips in the span of not even fifteen minutes. According to Viorel Gavrila, the victor in the hand, it was Miniucchi who had opened on the button and subsequently called a three-bet from Gavrila in the small blind.
Gavrila, who held 
, bet the 
flop and check-called the turn. On the 
river, Gavrila made a flush with his jack-ten and check-raised all in. Miniucchi called him off with for a rivered top pair and saw his EPT National High Roller hopes to come to an early halt.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
Eliminé |