Astedt Doubles and Nemeth Departs
Andrii Derzhypilskyi opened to 12,000 from the button before Robbie Toan moved all in for around 250,000 from the small blind. Niklas Astedt called off his stack of 63,000 from the big blind before Derzhypilskyi got out of the way.
Niklas Astedt: J♣J♦
Robbie Toan: AxQx
Astedt's pocket jacks remained best as the board ran out with the 10♥9♠5♥2♦5♠.
On the other table, Andras Nemeth was facing a decision for his tournament life.
There was around 72,000 in the pot on the A♣J♣K♦10♥8♦ board. Nemeth, with 55,000 behind, checked from the big blind. Michel Molenaar bet 100,000 to put his opponent all-in.
Nemeth used several time banks before calling.
Molenaar had Broadway with his Q♠9♥ while Nemeth showed his K♣10♠ before leaving the tournament room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
170,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
135,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted |