Last Year's Main Event Winner Simon Busts After Shoving Small Blind
Level 15
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded around to Gilles Simon, who pushed all in from the small blind for around 40,000. Ceyhun Altundag called in the small blind with the bigger stack and the cards were turned.
Gilles Simon: A♣8♥ 
Ceyhun Altundag: Q♠10♦
The board ran out 2♦4♠K♥Q♣J♥ and Altundag paired his queen on the turn to pull ahead. He held and Simon, who won the inaugural EPT Cyprus Main Event last year, was eliminated from the flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Busted | |
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