Raul Cuc Eliminated in Fifth Place (�45,000)
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Level 31
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
The action folded around to Raul Cuc in the small blind, and he made it 1M to go with 
. Sandro Pitzanti in the big blind made the call with 
, and it was heads up to the flop.
The 
made Pitzanti a top pair, but it was Cuc who came out swinging with a bet of 1.2M. Pitzanti called. Cuc was left with 4,725,000, and he emptied the clip on the 
turn, but Pitzanti wasn't going anywhere and made the call within seconds. Cuc instantly knew he was in trouble, and needed one of the two remaining jacks to stay in contention for the trophy, but it was not to be as the 
rolled off on the river, and Cuc was out in fifth place.
With that pot Pitzanti surges to 21M.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000,000
6,025,000
|
6,025,000 |
|
Busted |