Matei Lupascu Eliminated in 23rd Place (�48,700)
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Simone Andrian opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Urmo Velvelt three-bet to 500,000 from the next seat over. Matei Lupascu four-bet shoved for 3,340,000 from the small blind and Andrian re-shoved, covering Velvelt who had about 4,500,000 behind. Velvelt went deep into the tank, burning through a few time extensions before opting to fold leaving Lupascu at risk against the chip leader.
Matei Lupascu: A?K? 
Simone Andrian: K?K?
Lupascu was on the wrong side of a massive cooler and couldn't crack Andrian's pocket kings on the 7?7?2?3?2? runout. Lupascu was sent to the rail while Andrian passed 15,000,000 chips and currently holds 20 percent of the total chips in play with 22 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,500,000
3,680,000
|
3,680,000 |
|
||
|
4,400,000
-470,000
|
-470,000 |
|
Busted | |