Level 1: 100/100
Players: 154/155

Philip Pearson

Before the Day began, Phil Pearson came over to share a side bet he had going for the tournament. He explained that he would be going all in blind until he was called and either doubled or eliminated. The side bet was a two part deal. If he won, €600 from the side bet would be donated to an ALS charity of his choice and the losing player would receive a €100 consolation. If he lost, €1,000 would go to the same charity and he would re-enter and play a more serious second bullet.

With the other players having the context to Pearson’s early antics, he moved all in from middle position and took down the 200 in blinds. The following hand, Pearson moved all in from early position and Rafal Kaczmarski made the call from the big blind.

Rafal Kaczmarski: 9♠3♥
Phil Pearson: A♥8♥

Both players caught a piece on the T♦8♠T♥3♣2♥ board but Kaczmarski found the double leaving Pearson with just 200 chips.

The final hand before Pearson’s demise witnessed him moving all in for 200 under the gun and Nikolaos Valtatzis raised to 300 from the cutoff. Kostadin Mihaylov defended from the big blind. The side pot built on the 8♥K♣J♥7♥4♦ board and Mihaylov moved all in for 32,000. Valtatzis made the fold and Mihaylov revealed T♥4♥ to best Pearson’s 9♠5♣.

Rafal Kaczmarski – 80,000
Kostadin Mihaylov – 48,000
Phil Pearson – 0