Orestis Kanakopoulos Eliminated in 16th Place ($37,321)
Andrew Esposito opened to 180,000 in middle position and Orestis Kanakopoulos three-bet to 550,000 on the button. Esposito called and the dealer fanned the flop of . Esposito checked to Kanakopoulos who bet 350,000. Esposito check-raised to 1,250,000 and Kanakopoulos called.
The peeled off on the turn and Esposito checked again. Kanakopoulos jammed all in for 1,635,000 which put Esposito in the tank. The hand was already eight minutes long and Mark Zajdner had enough as he called the clock once again. Esposito was granted another minute before the clock started. In the last couple of seconds, Esposito flicked in a chip to call as the entire table rose to their feet.
Esposito turned over while Kanakopoulos needed some help with . The river was the and Esposito clapped his hands together while others congratulated him on the call. Kanakopoulos was eliminated, bringing the field down to just 15 players.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Esposito |
7,800,000
3,430,000
|
3,430,000 |
Orestis Kanakopoulos | Busted |