Michael Malm Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,850)
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Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Michael Malm, the start-of-day chipleader, has just fallen to the current chipleader, Luc Bellerive, after losing most of his stack the hand before to Tam Ho.
Against Ho, Malm opened to 60,000 on the button and Ho called from the small blind. The flop was 
, Malm bet 70,000, and Ho check-called.
The 
fell on the turn and Ho checked once more. Malm bet 200,000 and Ho snap-shoved all-in, having Malm covered.
Malm thought briefly before laying his hand down.
The very next hand, Malm shoved from the cutoff with 
and Bellerive called from the big blind with 
. The board ran out 
and Malm departed in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
1,215,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
Busted | |
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