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Eugene Katchalov raised the button with 
and an unknown card. Sotirios Koutoupas called with 
and they saw a flop of 
. Koutoupas checked and called a bet of 200,000 from Katchalov. The turn card was the 
and again Koutoupas check called with his top pair, this time a bet of 325,000. The river was 
and Koutoupas checked his straight. Katchalov checked and the pot was sent the way of Koutoupas.
It might have only been a two million chip pot but Eugene Katchalov has closed the gap on Sotirios Koutoupas. There was only 500,000 in the pot by the river of a 
board and Koutoupas went for the bluff with 
unfortunately for him Katchalov had 
and was going nowhere. He just called and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,150,000
-900,000
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-900,000 |
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5,920,000
930,000
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930,000 |
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Katchalov raised on the button with and Koutoupas called with 
. The flop was 
. Pair for Koutoupas who checked and Katchalov continued the aggression with a bet of 200,000. Koutoupas made the call. The turn was and both players checked. River 
and now Koutoupas bet 300,000. Katchalov made the call and his top pair was good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,710,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
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|
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6,360,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
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After a raise to 200,000 from Sotirios Koutoupas with 
, Eugene Katchalov three-bet to 525,000 and Koutoupas folded. The reason for the three-bet soon became clear as it was revealed that Katchalov had 
.
The Team PokerStars Pro is doing a good job of grinding down Koutoupas and the stacks are now a bit closer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,640,000
-1,070,000
|
-1,070,000 |
|
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|
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7,430,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
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Koutoupas raised on the button with and Katchalov defended with 
. They saw a flop of 
. Katchalov checked and when Koutoupas bet 200,000 he raised to 400,000 and Koutoupas folded.
Koutoupas had 
and opened for 200,000. Katchalov called with 
. They saw a flop of 
. A bet of 225,000 from Koutoupas and Katchalov called. They both checked the 
turn and on a river card 
Katchalov led out for 350,000. Koutoupas had hit his hand on the river but not strongly enough for him to make the call.
Sotirios Koutoupas has got some back after getting paid off by Eugene Katchalov when he made a value bet on the river...
It was Katchalov's button and he raised to 200,000 with , call from Koutoupas with . The Greek player paired his kicker on the board and the flop went check-check, as did the 
turn. On the river Koutoupas bet his trip sevens, 250,000 was the price and Katchalov decided to look him up. Pot to Koutoupas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,395,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
|
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6,675,000
-755,000
|
-755,000 |
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