Cornel Cimpan Eliminated in 4th Place ($69,546)
It folded to Najib Bennani who completed from the small blind, then Cornel Cimpan raised to 150,000 total from the big blind. Bennani asked how much Cimpan had left -- 265,000 -- then made the call.
The flop came , and Bennani promptly bet enough to put Cimpan all in. He pondered a while, then said "All right."
Bennani
Cimpan
The turn was the and the river the , giving Bennani the straight and eliminating Cimpan.
Bennani is the new chip leader as we begin three-handed play. Counts coming.