Artur Koren - A Greek Tragedy
Artur Koren started out 4th in chips today, with a stack of just under 175,000. All those 17 big blinds are now divided amongst his table mates, as Koren is no longer in the tournament. We just saw his bust outs, but got some details from former table mate Joris Ruys.
The first hand he lost with bottom set against the nut flush draw of Jesper Onrust in a multiway pot. The 
river filled Onrust's flush and Koren's stack dwindled for the first time.
It wouldn't be the last time, as not much later he got it in with 
against 
and 
. The flop came 
high, but the opponent with the queens made runner runner flush to render another set useless for Koren.
Even after losing with two sets, Koren still had chips left. Another portion of his chips disappeared when he clashed with 
against 
on a board of 
.
And even then Koren had chips left, but he wouldn't last. Anssi Mustonen raised to 2,300 from early position and Artur Koren jammed for 23,000 from the small blind. Mustonen called with 
and put Koren's tournament life at jeopardy. Koren had 
and steamed out the door as the board ran out 
.
"It's a little bit like a Greek Tragedy" commented Ruys.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |