Dmitry Shchepkin Eliminated in 30th Place (€23,000)
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Laurent Cessy opened to 55,000 in the cutoff and Dmitry Shchepkin shipped his short stack of 180,000 into the middle from the small blind. Cessy quickly called and the cards were on their backs.
Dmitry Shchepkin: 
Laurent Cessy: 
The flop fell 
and Cessy took a sizeable lead with a pair of aces. The 
on the turn was the best card in the deck for Shchepkin but the 
bricked the river as he was eliminated on the first hand of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |