Defending Champion Eibinger Eliminated; Thorel Leads
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Defending champion Matthias Eibinger was all in for 53,000 and had been called by Day 1 chip leader Kahle Burns.
Matthias Eibinger:
Kahle Burns;
The offered a little bit of everything. Burns had flopped top pair and the nut flush draw, but was still behind to the bottom set of Eibinger.
The turn completed Burns' flush draw.
"Oh come on," said Eibinger, imploring the river card to pair the board, but it came the and he was eliminated.
Here are the chip counts for his table, with Thorel still leading with over 900,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jean-Noel Thorel |
915,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Kahle Burns |
775,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
||
Adrian Mateos |
670,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
Danny Tang |
250,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Michael Soyza |
200,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Matthias Eibinger | Busted |