| Level 25: | 10,000/25,000 (25,000) |
| Entries: | 5/150 |
| Prizes: | €142,500 |
Ēriks Krūmiņš opened to 50,000 UTG. Action folded to Konstantin Arber in the Small Blind, who three-bet to 185,000. After a minute of total silence, Krūmiņš announced he was all in, and Arber snap-called.
Ēriks Krūmiņš: A♣K♠
Konstantin Arber: K♣K♥
Not the ideal scenario for Krūmiņš, and the 3♥J♥8♠J♣3♦ offered no consolation. “I think you cover me,” Krūmiņš said to Arber as he rose from his chair, put his bag on, and got ready to leave the tournament area. The floor urged him to wait while they counted, just to make sure.
“No way!” Arber shouted in disbelief. Krūmiņš had survived with 5,000; his stack prior to the encounter was 745,000, and Arber had 740,000. Krūmiņš was forced all-in on the very next hand as he was seated in the Big Blind, and Yaniv Peretz was “forced” to call from the Small Blind.
Ēriks Krūmiņš: Q♥4♣
Yaniv Peretz: A♠K♦
“Good luck,” Peretz joked as he turned over his hand, and the whole table shared a laugh. The A♦7♦7♠10♥Q♠ board sealed Krūmiņš’ fate, who’ll have to settle with €9,650 for his fifth-place finish.
Konstantin Arber: 1,600,000
Ēriks Krūmiņš: 0
