Van Bavel Expends Chip Lead as Di Vitto Fails to Predict the Future
Chip leader Arjan van Bavel opened from early position before Claudio Di Vitto jammed all-in for 51,500 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Van Bavel, who quickly made the call.
Claudio Di Vitto: K?J?
Arjan van Bavel: A?7?
"Winner", claimed Di Vitto before any community cards were dealt. However, the flopped flush draw on 8?10?5? was no good for Di Vitto, as Van Bavel had the higher spades. So when the turn fell A?, Di Vitto had no outs left.
The meaningless river of K? gave him a consolation pair and he tried to tip the dealer a coin in the local currency before leaving the tournament area.
Meanwhile, Van Bavel extended his chip lead and is now playing over ten times the starting stack.
On outer tables, Sandro Beisch and Maureen Bloechlinger also busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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530,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |