Philippe Le Touche Eliminated in 18th Place by Ludovic Sultan
Jun 9, 2018
Photo: 18th-Place Finisher Philippe Le Touche
After a flop of 
, Ludovic Sultan bets 26,000 from the cutoff, Philippe Le Touche raises from the button to 70,000, and Sultan thinks for a while before he three-bets it to 226,000. Le Touche thinks for a while before he calls.
The turn card is the 
, Sultan checks, Le Touche bets 160,000, and Sultan moves all in.
Le Touche calls with 
for two pair, tens and deuces, but Sultan turns over 
for a higher two pair, aces and tens. Le Touche needs a deuce on the river to stay alive.
The river card is the 
, and Sultan wins the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Le Touche in 18th place and retake the chip lead.
Ludovic Sultan – 1,825,000 (228 bb)
Philippe Le Touche – Eliminated in 18th Place (€2,641)
Photo: Start-of-day chipleader Ludovic Sultan has retaken the chip lead with one elimination left before Day 2 ends.
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