Cormier Eliminated in First Hands
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Jeff Cormier is the first player to depart from the field, despite not being one of the short stacks. He played a big pot against Andriy Lyubovetskiy and the action was on the turn, with 
on the board.
Cormier check-called Lyubovetskiy's bet to 40,000 and they went to the river in a pot with more than 200,000 inside.
The river was the 
and this time Lyubovetskiy announced pot, after Cormier checked. The Canadian was struggling whether to call or not for his tournament life but then decided to call. Lyubovetskiy opened 
for a full house and Cormier showed disappointed his 
for a lesser full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
860,000
407,000
|
407,000 |
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Busted | |