De Visscher Conquers Before He's Conquered
Mikhail Lakhitov was down to less than 250,000 when he shoved from the button, looked up by Koen De Visscher in the big blind with 
. Lakhitov tabled 
and the board ran 
. Lakhitov made a straight on the river but it also brought a flush for his opponent.
Three hands later it was De Visscher himself who was out of the door. He raised from the cut-off and Luca Pagano peeled from the big blind to see an 
flop.
Pagano check-raised the Belgian's 42,000 c-bet up to 90,000, and then led for 140,000 on the 
turn. De Visscher called both times and then was set in for his remaining 379,000 on the 
river. De Visscher tanked and called with 
. Pagano opened up 
for trips and took another big pot and the scalp of a dangerous opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000 | 388,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |