Level 15: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Entries: 110/742
The ITM-stage of the tournament approached at rapid speed, and it become evident all players wanted to secure a profit; there were a lot thinking going on at various tables.
At Table 2, Luke Walsh opened to 80,500, leaving himself 3,000 behind. Then, Brian McLeman went all in for 43,000 from the Small Blind. Action would ramp up even more, as big-stacked Adam Wilkinson called from the Big Blind.
The flop came , and Wilkinson bet the minimum amount of one Big Blind – 8,000 – in order to force Walsh all in. Walsh waited for three minutes before he could confirm that hand-by-hand play had started. He then made the call.
The players were urged by the floor not to turn over their hole cards yet, as there still was some action on other tables. The trio had to wait seven minutes before they were allowed to reveal their holdings.
Brian McLeman:
Adam Wilkinson:
Luke Walsh:
Wilkinson was set to eliminate two players on the bubble, and that prophecy would come true as the board completed with .
This resulted in McLeman and Walsh sharing the €850 min-cash, ad the remaining 110 players are now in the money.
Adam Wilkinson: 700,000
Luke Walsh: 0
Brian McLeman: 0
