Barakat Can Not Be Stopped, Cracks Aces of "Appie"
Level 10
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
"Appie" had got his stack of 180,000 in from the cutoff against tournament chipleader Youness Barakat on the button.
"Appie": A♠A♦6♥3♥
Youness Barakat: A♣Q♦6♣5♦
The 4♦3♦K♦ flop left "Appie" drawing thin, and Brakat's flush locked up the pot oon the 5♥ turn. The 8♣ river was rendered meaningless as Barakat chipped up even further, ending up with a stack of roughly 350 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,500,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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Busted | |