Nicolae Paunescu Eliminated in 11th Place ($13,180)

Level 30
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Philipp Wood opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Nicolae Paunescu three-bet to 1,775,000 from the small blind. When it got back to Wood, he shoved, and Paunescu called for his stack of around 3,000,000.
Nicolae Paunescu: K?K?
Philipp Wood: A?A?
Paunescu was looking to escape an absolute cooler, but didn't find much to work with on the 4?5?Q? flop. the 5? turn changed nothing, and Paunescu was out the door in 11th when the 6? dropped on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,600,000
4,200,000
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4,200,000 |
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Busted |