Kapalas Soars
Georgios Kapalas recently eliminated a player without a media identification card, causing the Greek player to soar to the top of the chip counts.
The flop read 
, and after a series of bets and raises, the hands were turned over to find Kapalas behind but drawing live.
Kapalas: 
Opponent: 
The turn brought the 
, giving Kapalas a few more outs to make a straight. In the end, he earned the best hand when the 
completed the board on the river. Kapalas opponent stood from the table and knocked all of his chips over in frustration, causing some to fall on the floor. Kapalas, on the other hand, waited patiently for the chips to be collected and pushed his way. After stacking the new chips, his overall arsenal increased to about 755,000.
Edit: It later turned out to be Boutros Naim, though Alfie Adam and the Lebanese busted at the same time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
755,000
315,000
|
315,000 |