Matei Lupascu Eliminated in 23rd Place (€48,700)
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Simone Andrian opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Urmo Velvelt three-bet to 500,000 from the next seat over. Matei Lupascu four-bet shoved for 3,340,000 from the small blind and Andrian re-shoved, covering Velvelt who had about 4,500,000 behind. Velvelt went deep into the tank, burning through a few time extensions before opting to fold leaving Lupascu at risk against the chip leader.
Matei Lupascu: A♥K♠ 
Simone Andrian: K♦K♣
Lupascu was on the wrong side of a massive cooler and couldn't crack Andrian's pocket kings on the 7♦7♣2♠3♠2♦ runout. Lupascu was sent to the rail while Andrian passed 15,000,000 chips and currently holds 20 percent of the total chips in play with 22 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,500,000
3,680,000
|
3,680,000 |
|
||
|
4,400,000
-470,000
|
-470,000 |
|
Busted | |