Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Albert Hoekendijk raised to 30,000 from the button and big blind James Romero moved all in for 190,000. Hoekendijk shook his head but still decided to call the bet, putting Romero at risk.
Romero had 
and needed to hold against the 
of Hoekendijk.
The flop came down 
and Hoekendijk took over the lead in the hand. The turn was the 
, leaving Romero with just two outs. Hoekendijk faded those outs on the 
river and Romero was eliminated from the tournament.
The tournament is now on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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487,000
294,000
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294,000 |
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Busted | |
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and Mangroe needed to hit an ace holding 
. The flop was already very favorable for Hoekendijk when it came down 
. Mangroe was drawing dead on the 
turn and the 
river was dealt to complete the board. 
and Mrakes and Refos chopped the pot, splitting Bayram's stack in two and sending him to the rail.
and Paque showed the winning hand as he opened up 
.