Moreau and Banic Double; Varnell Thriving
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Craig Varnell confirmed a big double through Ivan Banic to leave the latter short. According to Varnell, he four-bet to 20,000 and Banic just called after having three-bet to 8,000. Varnell bet a 
flop from the hijack for 23,000 and picked up a call before shoving the 
turn for 20,000 with . Banic called with 
and the 
river bricked.
Picking up the live action after, Alexandre Moreau defended the big blind against Walid Bou Habib and the duo checked down the 
flop and the 
turn. On the 
river, Moreau somehow got his stack of 38,500 in with 
and Bou Habib mucked ace-king for the nut straight after having paid off his opponent.
Then, Banic got his short stack in with 
and initial raiser Stephen Woodhead called the extra chips with 
. The board ran out 
and Banic stayed in.
Among those that were less fortunate and ran out of chips entirely were Bogdan Capitan, Vladas Tamasauskas, Anton Morgenstern and Anatoly Korochenskiy.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 36,000 |
|
83,000 | -5,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
22,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | -80,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |