Tamer Kamel Eliminates Suketu Patel (35th), Ben Winsor (34th) and Antonio Buonanno (33rd)

Tamer Kamel is sitting behind 1.7m chips after eliminated three players in rapid succession.

In the first hand Kamel opened to 10,000, Sukatu Patel flatted, Antonio Buonannon three-bet to 35,000 in the big blind, and both players called.

Flop: 7 6 5

Buonanno bet 35,000, Kamel called; as did Patel.

Turn: A

Buonanno bet 100,000, Kamel called, Patel moved all-in for 280,000; Buonanno called, Kamel moved all-in for just over 400,000, and Buonanno called that shove also.

Showdown

Kamel: 9 8
Buonanno: A K
Patel: T 9

Kamel had flopped the nuts, Patel had produced the stone cold bluff, and Buonanno had gone crazy with top pair top kicker. The river was the T; Buonanno was left with 240,000, Patel was out, and Kamel had 1.3m.

Then, in the very next hand, Ben Winsor open jammed for 80,500, Kamel flatted, and Buonanno also called from the small blind.

Flop: Q 7 2

Buonnano moved all-in, and Kamel called.

Showdown

Kamel: K K
Buonanno: T T
Winsor: 3 3

Both Winsor and Buonanno needed a major miracle to avoid elimination. The dealer completed the board with the 4, and A, and Kamel eliminated them both to move up to 1.7m with still 32 players remaining.