Morgenstern Flops a Set to Eliminate Bensimhon
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The action folded to Dragos Trofimov who made it 6,000 to go on the button. Anton Morgenstern called in the small blind and Eyal Bensimhon three-bet to 24,000 in the big blind. Both Trofimov and Morgenstern called to see a flop of 
.
Morgenstern checked to Bensimhon who bet 40,000 and Trofimov folded. Morgenstern check-raised to 88,000 and Bensimhon ripped all in for around 270,000. Morgenstern snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Anton Morgenstern: 
Eyal Bensimhon: 
Morgenstern flopped a set of eights and Bensimhon was drawing extremely slim. The 
on the turn gave Morgenstern quads and the 
on the river was just a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
Busted |