Cordobes Runs into Jacks as Mantovani Also Busts

Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jose Cordobes held but had run into the
of Victor Caballero.
The board was and Cordobes was eliminated.
Meanwhile, 888poker Ambassador Alexandre Mantovani had been short for a while and got his remaining chips in from the hijack and got two calls.
After Tom Orpaz forced out the other player on the flop, the cards were turned over.
Alexandre Mantovani:
Tom Orpaz:
The turn gave Mantovani a pair, but the river was the
giving Orpaz top pair and eliminating the Brazilian opponent.
"I don't understand how I got this deep in the tournament," he said after the hand. "My best hand was queen-jack for the first three hours. But we've still got two [888poker players] in, so we've got a sweat."
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
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8,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
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3,300,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |