Orpaz Pipped by Tkatschew
Kenny Hallaert opened to 7,000 from the hijack and Tom Orpaz three-bet to 21,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Hallaert, who four-bet jammed to bring a quick fold out of Orpaz.
"You got aces?" asked Orpaz. "I had a good ace."
"Not that good," Hallaert commented about Orpaz' fold.
The next hand, action folded to Orpaz and he raised to 7,000 from the hijack before Alexander Tkatschew defended out of the big blind.
"No diamonds!" Orpaz said as the dealer fanned the flop of 
.
Tkatschew checked and Orpaz continued for 10,000. Tkatschew called. Tkatschew checked again on the 
turn and Orpaz bet 20,000. Tkatschew again called.
Tkatschew checked a third time on the 
river and Orpaz sized up to 30,000. Tkatschew quickly called. Orpaz showed 
for top pair, but he was pipped by the 
of Tkatschew to lose the pot.
"Ahhhh. Nice hand," Orpaz said glumly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
|
||
|
200,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
55,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |