Dan Shak Eliminated in 2nd Place ($537,900)
Level 24
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Nikolaos Lampropoulos limped the button and Dan Shak checked his option in the blinds.
The 9♦4♣6♥ flop landed and action checked to Lampropoulos who put out a bet of 500,000. Shak Called.
The 2♣ landed on the turn and Shak checked it over to Lampropoulos again who bet 1,000,000. Shak wasted little time and then put in a check-raise to 3,000,000.
Lampropoulos mulled it over for close to two-minutes before moving all in. Shak shrugged and flicked in a call to put his tournament life at risk.
Dan Shak: A♦9♠6♠5♣
Nikolaos Lampropoulos: Q♥Q♠6♣9♣
It was fairly even going to a the last card.
The dealer burned and turned the 7♣ which gave Lampropoulos a flush to eliminate Shak and earn himself a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,000,000
5,800,000
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5,800,000 |
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Busted | |