Vasili Firsau Eliminated in 20th Place (€8,656)
Firsau's dreams of winning the WSOP Circuit King's Casino Main Event have been dashed. A little while ago, Firsau jammed all-in 240,000 chips and stated with a smile, "I would like to go all in - all table." While that hand went through, just a few hands later he had all his chips in the middle again.
Dragan Simeunovic opened the action by going all-in for himself for 280,000 which just had Firsau covered. Firsau also declared all-in with Ali Sameeian who didn't look at his cards yet smiled and said, "I wish you both good luck, unless I enter the hand." Sameeian folded, and the two all-in players turned over their hands.
Simeunovic: 
Firsau: 
Firsau was still ahead on the flop of 
, but then shook his head and said, "Oh my God," when the 
hit the turn. While the 
added a pair to the board, Firsau was unable to beat Simeunovic's higher two-pair and was eliminated in 20th place for €8,656.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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630,000
-159,000
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-159,000 |
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Busted | |
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