Yusupov Jumps To Second Place
In a huge pot Ramil Yusupov just knocked out Alexander Zayonts. Manig Loeser explained to us how the action went as we only saw the showdown as the players at the table erupted in amazement.
Zayonts raised to 10,000 preflop after which Zayonts three-bet to 25,000 from the big blind. Zayonts made the call and the flop brought out 
. Both players checked after which the turn, the 
, was checked as well.
The pot didn't seem to be too interesting as Zayonts also decided to check the river. Yusupov bet 30,000 according to Loeser and now Zayonts decided to make it a little more exciting. He raised to 80,000 after which Yusupov moved all in. Zayonts had around 300,000 chips left and he made the call.
Zayonts showed 
but that was no good against Yusupov's 
. Set over set made an end to Zayonts' tournament as he laughed it of on his way to the payout desk. Yusupov is now one of the chip leaders with less than 100 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
381,000
|
381,000 |
|
Busted |