Orpaz Eliminates Ustimov with a Baby Flush
Level 12
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Simon Mattsson raised to 12,000 from the hijack and was called by Tom Orpaz on the button and Viktor Ustimov in the big blind. The flop came 
and the action checked to Orpaz who threw in a bet of 50,000. Ustimov check-raised all in for just over 200,000 which got Mattsson to fold but Orpaz snap-called.
Viktor Ustimov: 
Tom Orpaz: 
Orpaz flopped a small flush but Ustimov still had outs with the nut-flush draw. The 
paired the board on the turn and the 
on the river also bricked out, sending Ustimov to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
495,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
56,500
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
|
Busted |
turn then saw the chips go in between Mehdi Chaoui and Tom Vogelsang. It was the former at risk for 165,000 but he had already locked up the double as the following cards were exposed.
river was meaningless as the set of the young Moroccan had one hundred percent equity.
flop, Marques check-called a min-bet of 6,000 and the 
turn was checked by both. Marques then led the 
, Rui Neves Ferreira and Bruno Volkmann were heads-up in the blinds. Ferreira checked to Volkmann who bet 15,000 on the turn and Ferreira check-raised to 35,000 which Volkmann called.
and Ferreira jammed all in, putting Volkmann to the test for his remaining stack of 48,000. Volkmann dipped into the tank, using a couple of his time banks before eventually making the call. Ferreira showed 
for nothing while Volkmann tabled his 
and Seidel check-called a bet of 6,000 from Wakil.
flop for 21,000 in a three-bet pot and that led them to the 
