Antoine Rahal Eliminated in 16th Place (59,000 MAD)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Vladimir Shabalin raised to 40,000 from the cutoff. Pierre Merlin, on the button, folded. Antoine Rahal, in the small blind, three-bet to 130,000. Rony Halimi, in the big blind, folded. Action was back on Shabalin who shoved and effectively put Rahal all-in. Rahal called with the 629,000 he had behind.
Vladimir Shabalin: 
Antoine Rahal: 
The flop came 
, Rahal flopped a flush draw and Shabalin hit his king. The turn brought them the 
and the river was another brick for Rahal with the 
. Everyone applauded for Rahal as he made his way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,893,000
823,000
|
823,000 |
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Busted | |