Henrik Junker Eliminated in 20th Place (80,000 DKK)

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Roberto Romanello opened to 26,000 from the cutoff seat, and Henrik Junker would give him some action from the small blind. Junker slid out a reraise to 68,000, and Romanello quickly made the call.

Heads up, the two men saw a flop of {7-Spades}

. Junker stacked out a healthy bet of 104,000 and continued out into the pot with that amount. Romanello quickly and firmly announced, "I'm all in," in that catchy Welsh accent, and Junker couldn't have called any quicker.

"I guess you have me then," was Romanello's astute conclusion. Indeed, his {A-Diamonds}

was in a rough shape against Junker's {K-Clubs}

. "Bad day..." added Romanello, trailing off.

The {10-Hearts}

on the turn kept Junker ahead, but it did give his opponent four more outs to the gutshot and the knockout. But Romanello would not need those particular outs. The {Q-Diamonds}

peeled off on the river, improving the Welshman to the winning trips and securing a frustrating 20th-place finish for Junker.

Romanello apologized in as heartfelt of a manner as any poker player could muster, but Junker remained quiet. As he prepared to make his exit, Romanello tried again, standing up and offering up another, "Really sorry, man." It didn't look malicious, but Junker was too steamed to even shake Romanello's hand, and he made his way off to the payout desk.

Romanello appears to have regained the chip lead with about 1.5 million. Full counts are coming on the break.

Tags: Henrik Junker Roberto Romanello