Gheorghe Butuc Eliminated in 12th Place (�2,525)
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Volodymyr Kokoulin limped in from the cutoff and Claudio Di Giacomo came along from the small blind before Gheorghe Butuc raised to 160,000 in the big blind. Both opponents called and they went three-handed to the A?K?10? flop.
Butuc then moved all in for 450,000 and Kokoulin folded, but Di Giacomo snap-called.
Gheorghe Butuc: K?Q?Q?8? 
Claudio Di Giacomo: K?Q?J?9?
Di Giacomo had flopped the nut straight against Butuc's pair of kings, and Butuc found no help on the 5? turn or 10? river as he was eliminated in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
750,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |