Bjorn Verbakel Eliminated in 9th Place (€17,669); Veselin Karakitukov Eliminated in 8th Place (€21,681)
Niveau 21
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Bjorn Verbakel, who won the first bracelet event at this year's World Series of Poker Europe opened to 280,000 from under-the-gun before Armando D'Avanzo made it 860,000.
Veselin Karakitukov then moved in on the button for just a little more. Verbakel, the short stack, put in the remainder of his chips and D'Avanzo called to put both player at risk of elimination.
Bjorn Verbakel: 
Veselin Karakitukov: 
Armando D'Avanzo: 
D'Avanzo made two pair on the 
flop with the 
turn keeping him in front. The double knockout was official following the 
river to move him over the 4 million chip mark.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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4,300,000
2,200,000
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2,200,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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