Level 28 Update: Nitsche Leads Hilton Heads-Up; Cordero 3rd ($291,725)
Jul 08, '12
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 4,620
Average Chip Count: 6,930,000
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Dominik Nitsche — 9,860,000
Seat no. 2 — Jonathan Hilton — 4,000,000
Players Eliminated:
Alex Cordero — 3rd Place ($291,725)
Live Updates:
Alex Cordero Eliminated in 3rd Place ($291,725)
Jonathan Hilton min-raised the button to 120,000 and Alex Cordero called from the small blind.
The flop came A
10
6, Cordero bet 160,000 and Hilton called.
The turn was the Q
, Cordero checked, Hilton bet 275,000, Cordero moved all in for a total of 1,200,000 and Hilton called.
Hilton was ahead on the turn with A8 for top pair against Cordero’s KQ.
The river was the 2, offering no help to Alex Cordero who was eliminated in 3rd place ($291,725).
Dominik Nitsche took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 10,460,000 to Jonathan Hilton’s 3,400,000.
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Player Tags: Dominik Nitsche, Jonathan Hilton, Alex Cordero
