Ivan Luca Eliminated in 5th Place (€90,690)
The action folded to Ivan Luca and he moved all in. Just prior to the hand, Robin Ylitalo had already inquired about his stack size as he was in the big blind next. Josip Simunic glanced over to the dealer and asked "can I have a count please?" It was 1,040,000 to call and the Austrian also inquired about the stack of his neighbor, Fady Kamar, who held the shortest stack around 850,000.
Another half a minute passed by and Simunic then announced "I am all in." Kamar quickly folded and Ylitalo also gave up his big blind. "Please tell me you have ace-jack," Luca said to his opponent and turned over the ?. Simunic flipped over and then went over to the rail, telling his buddies "we are flipping guys."
The ?? flop was great for the Argentinian as he now also had an open ended straight draw. However, the turn improved the hand of the Austrian and he held up with the as final community card. Luca recorded yet another final table cash here in Deauville and walks away with €90,690 for his efforts, Simunic is the new chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Josip Simunic |
2,300,000
1,055,000
|
1,055,000 |
Ivan Luca | Busted |