Level 29: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 56/5,799
Berend Hooijer opened for 200,000 from middle position before Panagiotis Petrou called from one seat over. Benoit Kuhn three-bet to 625,000 from the hijack. Hooijer paused for a few moments before he folded, while Petrou opted to jam for 1,160,000. Kuhn snap-called and wished his opponent good luck.
Panagiotis Petrou: K♣K♠
Benoit Kuhn: K♥9♥
Petrou stood up in frustration after Kuhn had a flush draw on the 3♥T♦8♥ flop. But he began to celebrate after the J♠ turn and 3♠ river completed the board as he avoided a potential bad beat to exit. Meanwhile, Lorenzo Arduini recently busted to leave just 56 players remaining during the closing minute of Level 29.
Panagiotis Petrou – 2.7 million
Benoit Kuhn – 1.9 million
Lorenzo Arduini – 0