10-01-2008 22:56 UTC+1

Soren Kongsgaard Eliminated in 12th Place (£54,300)

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Soren Kongsgaard - 12th Place

Short-stacked Soren Kongsgaard made his last stand with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{7-Spades}

, but ran into Stanislav Alekhin's dominating {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

. The

{K-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

flop was a disaster for the Dane, and he couldn't catch runners on the {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

turn or the {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

river to improve.

Kongsgaard leaves us in 12th place, earning £54,300.

After eliminating both Kongsgaard and 13th-place finisher Talal Shakerchi, Alekhin is challenging John Juanda for the chip lead, with nearly 1.4 million in his stack.