No Sixth Championship for Carlsen
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has proven he can hold his own against the poker pros during his deep run on Day 3, but that run has ended.
In a single-raised three-way pot on a flop of 7?2?9?, Carlsen checked in the big blind and Mark Teltscher bet 30,000 in early position. Oleg Vasylchenko folded in late position before Carlsen check-jammed a stack of about 163,000. Teltscher called with a slightly bigger stack.
Magnus Carlsen: 4?4?
Mark Teltscher: 10?10?
Carlsen had the worse pair and couldn't improve as the board ran out Q?8? to mark the chess prodigy's elimination. As he left, Teltscher thanked Carlsen for playing and told him it was good for "growing the game."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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370,000
249,000
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249,000 |
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Busted | |