Cantu and Buzgon Will Face Off in the Round of 16

The comeback was not in the cards for Govert Metaal today. Moments ago he was all in and at risk of a flop of holding . Brandon Cantu had him crushed with , and held as the turn and river came , .

On the other end of that table, Daniel Buzgon limped in on the button, Alexander Lakhov checked his option, and the dealer fanned . Lakhov checked, Buzgon fired 7,500, and Lakhov check-raised to 20,000. Buzgon called. The turn was the , Lakhov moved all in, and Buzgon called.

Lakhov:
Buzgon:

The bricked off on the river, and Lakhov was eliminated. Buzgon and Cantu will face off in the round of 16, and the latter will have a 2.5:1 chip advantage.