Jonas Van Baelen Eliminated in 5th Place
Samir Akhoullou raised to 300,0o00 from the button and Jonas Van Baelen shoved in the small blind. Christophe De Meulder asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Van Baelen had 2,025,000 in front of him. De Meulder also shoved with the bigger stack. Akhoullou looked at his cards once more before saying goodbye to them.
Jonas Van Baelen: K♦J♥
Christophe De Meulder: A♦K♥
The board ran out 7♥9♣5♦6♣7♦ for De Meulder’s high cards to hold and eliminate Van Baelen from the tournament in 5th place for €10,320.
Akhoullou said he folded ace-seven and De Meulder just smiled.
Christophe De Meulder – 6,300,000
Jonas Van Baelen – Busted