Lev Kydatov Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,250)
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Action folded to Lev Kydatov in middle position and he opened to 300,000 with 
, leaving himself just 105,000 behind. Simeon Spasov then called with 
on the button with the blinds getting out of the way to send action heads-up to the flop.
The flop came 
and Kydatov moved the remainder of his stack into the middle. Spasov snapped it off to put Kydatov at risk.
Lev Kydatov:
Simeon Spasov:
Spasov had hit the dream flop to leave Kydatov drawing extremely thin. No help came for the at risk player on the 
turn or 
river to mark Kydatov as the first casualty of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |