Christian Conrad Eliminated by Franco A
Action folded around to Franco A on the button and he raised to 525,000. Christian Conrad was in the big blind and moved all-in for 1,395,000.
Franco asked for a count and was immediately on his feet. It was 870,000 more for him to call, and he had a decision to make with 5,500,000 chips behind. He put his cigar back into his mouth and had a think. Eventually, he called.
"Good call" said Conrad as he tabled 
. "You're not gonna like this" said Franco as he tabled 
. Both players held nine-high, with Franco holding the best of it.
The flop came 
and Conrad had some hope for a chop, should he not hit his six. The turn was the and paired Franco's eight, but Conrad picked up some outs to make a straight to potentially chop the pot. The river was the 
and Conrad was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,500,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
Busted |