Popa Eliminated for 500 Chips
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a board of 6♥Q♦5♥7♣8♠ with approximately 120,000 chips in the pot, Rares Popa in the middle position was struggling to make a decision after Michal Janczarski, to his left, shoved for 94,000.
"Do you have aces?" he asked to try to find a piece of information. After two minutes, the clock was called, and at the last second, he made the call.
Rares Popa: Q♥10♥
Michal Janczarski: 7♦7♠
Popa called with top pair, but Janczarski hit a set on the turn. Both stacks were really close, so the dealer needed to count them to determine if Popa was eliminated or not. It turned out that he had only 500 less than Janczarski, so Popa left the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
Busted |