David Boyaciyan open-limped the small blind and Ramzi Jelassi checked. Boyaciyan checked to Jelassi on the draw heavy flop, but when Jelassi bet 350,000 Boyaciyan check-raised to 700,000. Jelassi called and the dealer put out the turn.
Boyaciyan did not slow down, he bet 700,000 and Jelassi called. The on the river was checked by both players.
Jelassi showed for a set of sixes, and it was good against the of Boyaciyan.
Sotirios Koutoupas took another pot of Ramzi Jelassi but he failed to get any extra value once he made the nuts.
Jealssi raised to 200,000 from the button and Koutoupas peeled from the big blind to see a flop. Both players checked before Koutoupas check-called a 200,000 bet on the turn. Both players then went back to checking on the river.
Jelassi declared a seven and opened . Surprisingly Koutoupas opened for a back-door nut flush.
Sotirios Koutoupas has grown in confidence over the last couple of orbits and is not a million miles away from being the chip leader.
In a hand that has just been completed and on a flop reading , Koutoupas checked from the small blind, David Boyaciyan tried his luck with a 225,000 bet and Koutoupas called.
Neither player seemed interested in the turn and they both checked, but Koutoupas lead out for 475,000 on the river and Boyaciyan released his hand.
Sotirios Koutoupas opened to 210,000 from the button and then called as Ramzi Jelassi three-bet to 565,000 from the big blind.
The flop came down and Jelassi lead out with a 375,000 pot and Koutoupas called. The was greeted with a 1,000,000 bet from Jelassi and a call from his Greek opponent. The river saw Jelassi check and Koutoupas instantly checked behind.
Neither player showed their hands, but Jelassi mucked his hand and Koutoupas helped himself to the giant pot.
After a couple of successful shoves Diego Gomez found himself a caller the third timed he tried it.
The action folded around the fun-loving Spaniard in the small blind and he open shoved for 1,840,000. David Boyaciyan looked down at a monster in the big blind and called.
Gomez:
Boyaciyan,
The board ran and Gomez left to a polite round of applause.
The remaining four players are on a short break before the new level begins.
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Ben Warrington is up to almost 1.9 million thanks to his lowly ace-four cracking Ramzi Jelassi's kings.
Jelassi opened from the button and then snap-called when Warrington three-bet all-in for 860,000 in the small blind. Warrington turned over and was in a whole world of pain against the red kings of his Swedish opponent.
The dealer burned a card before putting the wheel-completing flop — gifting Warrington a straight! The turn drew some oohs and ahhs from the crowd as a four would split the pot. Any fears of that happening were soon dismissed though as the river was the and Warrington doubled up.
You may remember that the now-bust Aleh Plauski had similar luck with a baby ace, his ace-deuce cracking the pocket kings of Andreas Berggren when the flop came down all deuces! Maybe small aces are better hands than we give them credit for?
flop, but when Jelassi bet 350,000 Boyaciyan check-raised to 700,000. Jelassi called and the dealer put out the 
turn.
on the river was checked by both players.
for a set of sixes, and it was good against the 
of Boyaciyan.
flop. Both players checked before Koutoupas check-called a 200,000 bet on the 
turn. Both players then went back to checking on the 
river.
. Surprisingly Koutoupas opened 
for a back-door nut flush.
, Koutoupas checked from the small blind, David Boyaciyan tried his luck with a 225,000 bet and Koutoupas called.
turn and they both checked, but Koutoupas lead out for 475,000 on the 
river and Boyaciyan released his hand.
and Jelassi lead out with a 375,000 pot and Koutoupas called. The 
and Gomez left to a polite round of applause.
flop — gifting Warrington a straight! The 
turn drew some oohs and ahhs from the crowd as a four would split the pot. Any fears of that happening were soon dismissed though as the river was the 
and Warrington doubled up.