Lopes Loses Minimum in Kooler
Somehow Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes didn't double-up Koen De Visscher in a hand they played out, but he still lost a chunk.
De Visscher opened to from early position and the former rapper defended his big blind to see a 
flop. De Visscher continued for 2,200 and Lopes check-called before both checked the 
turn.
The river came 
and Lopes led for 5,400 and called when the Belgian raised to 15,500.
"Nuts," said De Visscher and opened 
for quads!
Lopes opened 
to lots of "Wows" at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,300
-13,700
|
-13,700 |
|
64,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
ran afoul of Jonathan Concepcion Tacoronte's 
and Erich Kollmann check-raised all in for 115,100 over the top of Ismail Erkenov's 40,000 bet (with over 100,000 already in the pot). Erkenov made a quick call and found his 
but the river was the 
- Kollman is the new chip leader and Erkenov is very nearly out.
, and it checked to the raiser. Cody continued out with 5,800, but Dion presented him with a check-raise to 16,400 total. Cody only had 35,100 chips left behind by this point, and he needed several long minutes to think it over. During the course of his time in the tank, he double-checked his cards several times, thumbed through his blue chips to see how many he had left, and shot curious glances at the board, his opponent, and the ceiling. After what must have been five minutes, he picked up those last 35,100 chips in one hand and held them indecisively. Then he set them back down and thought for another couple minutes. Eventually, he resigned himself to his fate, and he plunked the chips across the line, knowing there was essentially no fold equity involved. He was working with 
.
turn was safe for Cody. He couldn't fade the river, though, and the 
dropped off the deck to pair Dion and send the Brit to the rail in silence.
for a full house and the Frenchman mucked.
flop where he check-called a 9,200 bet.
and raked in the pot.
and river 
and Guillen checked, Paez bet 14,000 only for the Mexican Team Pro to move all in. Paez hated this and after a while, elected to fold.
