El-Yaacoubi Spikes the River For a Double Knockout
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau was all in for 170,000 from under the gun, Boris Angelov got his last 250,000 in from middle position, and Rachid El-Yaacoubi had then both covered and at risk from the big blind.
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 4♣4♠ 
Boris Angelov: J♥J♠
Rachid El-Yaacoubi: A♥K♣
The flop came A♦4♥Q♠ to give El-Yaacoubi top pair, but Vaskaboinikau had hit a set. The turn was the 10♦, while the J♣ river gave Angelov a set but El-Yaacoubi the nut straight as he loudly clapped his hands together while sending both Vaskaboinikau and Angelov to the rail.
Gregoire Auzoux and Robert Burlacu were also recently eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |