Chance Kornuth Eliminated by Cornel Cimpan

Chance Kornuth (pictured) raises from the hijack to 6,500, and WPT Champions Club member Cornel Cimpan calls from the cutoff. The flop comes , Kornuth checks, Cimpan bets 7,000, and Kornuth check-raises to 19,500. Cimpan calls. The turn is the , putting three spades on the board, and both players check.

The river is the , Kornuth bets 12,000, and Cimpan moves all in for about 73,000. Kornuth is slightly covered, and he tanks for a while before another player calls for a clock. Kornuth is given one minute to act on his hand, and as the floorperson is counting down the final seconds, Kornuth announces a call and turns over for two pair, aces and sixes. But Cimpan shows for a flopped set of kings that rivered the nuts — a king-high flush. Cimpan wins the pot to eliminate Kornuth from the tournament.

Cornel Cimpan – 220,000 (73 bb)
Chance Kornuth – Eliminated