Igor Kurganov Eliminated in 15th Place (�80,800)
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Igor Kurganov has just been knocked out in 15th place, and his chips were pushed towards Australia's Michael Egan who now holds the chip lead.
Kurganov raised from the hijack to 90,000a and Egan called from the cutoff, followed by two calls from Max Altergott and Christoph Vogelsang in the blinds.
The flop brought out 
and both blinds checked to Kurganov who bet 250,000, only Egan called.
On the turn the 
hit and Kurganov moved all in for 800,000 chips and Egan called.
Egan: 
Kurganov: 
The river brought the 
and Kurganov hit the rail in 15th place after having re-entered into this event. After this hand Sylvain Loosli was moved to Table 2 in order to balance the remaining two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,775,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
|
Busted |