De Simone Folds a Flush
Niveau 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
David De Simone was in a heads-up pot against Gergely Kulcsar and faced a river decision for his tournament life near the money bubble.
With the board reading 
, Kulcsar moved all in to put De Simone in for his last 75,000 or so with less than that in the pot. Just a few players off the money, De Simone went into an extended tank that lasted several minutes as he thought through a decision.
"Fold," De Simone announced before showing 
for a flush.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 138,000 |
|
75,000 | -35,000 |
river. Li checked again but Grilli threw in a bit of 16,000. Li took a few minutes of reflection, then chose to fold.
, Victor Shuchleib moved his last 23,000 chips into the middle from the small blind and was instantly called by Tien Dung Pham in the cutoff.
on the turn and 
on the river couldn't save Shuchleib, and he was eliminated just a few spots away from the money.
flop, Torben Sorensen was in early position and called a bet of 17,000 against Alejandro Lococo in the cutoff.
landed on the turn and Sorensen check-called for 70,000, while both players checked the 
river.
for the best hand to add to his sizable stack, as "Papo MC" sent his cards into the muck.
board ran safe for Cvetkovic and he doubled up.
river and Peters also checked.
