Baranov's Variance
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Sergii Baranov’s style came back to bite him in the backside in a hand just before dinner break. Sebastian Gohr took half his stack and was actually a little lucky to do so.
John Eames opened to 900 from under the gun and was called in two spots before Gohr three-bet to 3,200 off the button. Baranov (cut-off) was the only player to call to see the 
flop fall. Gohr continued for 3,400 and Baranov check-called.
The turn came 
and Baranov check-raised his opponent’s 8,500 bet up to 20,000. Call. On the 
river Baranov fired another 20,000 and Gohr made the call. The Ukrainian opened 
but was rivered by his German opponent’s 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |