Benjamin Pollak Eliminated in 14th Place (€25,030)
The action started right away on the outer table. In the first hand of the day, Peter Ockenden opened to 55,000. From the small blind, Benjamin Pollak moved all in and it was over to Xixiang Luo in the big blind.
Luo, moved all in for slightly less and Ockenden folded.
Xixiang Luo: 
Benjamin Pollak: 
It was a race and Luo needed to hit to survive. He paired his ace on the 
flop and Pollak was in bad shape.
The Frenchman couldn't improve on the 
turn and 
river. Luo doubled his 569,000 stack and gained some extra from Ockenden raise. Meanwhile, Pollak was left with only 32,000 chips.
The next hand, Daniele Colautti opened to 50,000 and Pollak moved all in. Again, it was Luo who was getting involved. He raised to 150,000 and that was enough to squeeze Colautti out.
Pollak had 
and was behind against the 
from Luo. The 
flop gave Pollak a straight draw but he never got there when the 
and 
landed on turn and river.
Pollak is out in 14th place, which earns him €25,030. Meanwhile, Luo moves up really quick on the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
728,000
|
728,000 |
|
Busted |