We received word that Viktor Blom had been eliminated from the tournament, we headed over to his table to ask intrepid reporter Jon Spinks what happened and here is the story:
Blom had been reduced to 14,000 very early after having his Aces cracked by the Kings of Erik Cajelais. Then after a number of limpers decided to play a pot Blom raised to 1,350 from the big blind and Philippe Ktorza called. The flop was
, Blom checked, Ktorza bet 1,350, Blom moved his last 10,000 into the pot and Ktorza called.
Showdown
Ktorza | ![]() ![]() |
Blom | ![]() ![]() |
The turn and river bricked for Blom and him, and his nice new haircut, were gone.