Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu Eliminated in 16th Place (�10,393)
Bulgaria's Alexandar Denishev had a rough time after moving tables losing a few pots over the course of an hour. Things changed right before and after the redraw.
Denishev first doubled his small stack when his 
outdrew Marius-Alexandru Gicovanu's 
.
About 10 minutes later, and straight after the redraw before all the players from the third table were able to take their seat, the duo were at it again. This time around for the all-in both players had stronger hands.
Denishev: 
Gicovanu: 
Denishev's big slick held on a board of 
and Gicovanu was eliminated in 16th place for �10,393.
Right after this hand, we noticed that the stack of Zoltan Gal - the tournament's chip leader for the last blind level - continues to gradually increase. He is now the first player to surpass the 3.5 million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,530,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
1,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |