Carrel Busts Zhou to Burst the Bubble
Another open raise to 88,000 by Charlie "Epiphany77" Carrel this time resulted in a three-bet of Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou, who clicked it up to 312,566 in the small blind. Carrel came along to the flop and Zhou continued for 312,568 with 916,564 behind. Carrel moved all in and Zhou made the call for the first showdown on the money bubble.
Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou:
Charlie "Epiphany77" Carrel:
Along with the nutflush draw, Carrel also had one overcard and struck gold on the turn to take the lead. Zhou needed a king or ten to avoid the elimination but a blank on the river let the bubble burst.
All remaining 15 remaining hopefuls are now putting their virtual chips in their virtual bags and will be back at 1 p.m Eastern Standard Time to play down to a champion.
The chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Charlie "Epiphany77" Carrel
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5,630,571
1,810,098
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1,810,098 |
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Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou
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Busted |