Thorel First to Leave Final Table
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Joao Simao raised from early position and was called by Steve O'Dwyer in the cutoff and Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind.
The flop came 
, both Thorel and Simao checked. O'Dwyer bet 42,000 and only Thorel called.
The turn was the 
and now Thorel shoved for his last 62,000 which O'Dywer snap-called.
Jean-Noel Thorel: 
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Thorel had flopped top pair and was drawing dead against the set O'Dwyer had turned.
With eight players left and seven getting paid, the bubble has come.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
608,000
157,000
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157,000 |
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Busted | |