Sammartino & Drinan Bust; Main Event Down to 15

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Connor Drinan finished in 16th place (�51,350)

The Main Event field went from 17 to 15 in the space of a few minutes. First Italian pro Dario Sammartino was all-in with against Adrian Mateos who held

The board ran out and we lost Sammartino in 17th place (�51,350).

We were meant to play 5 levels today, or down to 16 players, depending on which came faster, so this was where action was meant to stop and players were to bag up for the night. However, at the adjacent table, Connor Drinan was all-in against Anton Astapau.

It was a classic race, with Drinan holding whilst Astapau held .

There was an ace in the window, and Drinan had a lot of catching up to do as the board eventually ran out and Connor Drinan was our 16th place finisher (�51,350)