Duek First to Fall
Level 2
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Three players, including Krasimir Yankov and Michael Duek, built a pot of around 120,000 heading to a flop of A♣2♠K♣.
Duek, in the small blind, led out for 40,000 and Yankov tanked for a moment before potting to 241,000. Another opponent on the button folded.
"Is that all in," Duek asked as Yankov only had a few chips behind. Duek stuck in his last chips and Yankov called.
Michael Duek: A♥J♣10♣9♥
Krasimir Yankov: A♣K♦K♥4♣
Yankov was ahead with his set of kings, while Duek had a draw to a Royal Flush. The board ran out 3♥7♦ and Duek missed everything. A count of the chips showed Yankov barely had him covered and Duek, last year's Main Event third-place finisher, became the first to hit the rail here today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted |