Nicolas Chouity Busts Before the Break
In the final hand before the latest break, Nicolas Chouity has been eliminated from the EPT Barcelona Season 13 Main Event. The Lebanese player led the entire field after Day 2, but two hands at his table did the damage.
First, Chouity was all-in pre-flop with the chance of knocking Mikhail Molchanov out of the tournament but ran his 
into Molchanov's 
. The board of 
saw Chouity exclaim in frustration: "And I flop a king too; so sick that happens!"
Then, in what would be Chouity's final hand, he moved all-in for 253,00 with 
and saw his opponent Jose Quintas re-shove for over half a million chips with 
, pushing another opponent out of the way and sending the two men to the run out.
The board of 
saw the demise of Chouity completed, and the man who led with 294 remaining does not make the final fifty.
"It happens." he said, as he moved to the cash desk.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
767,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
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