Soulier Grinding Filatov Down
Anatoly Filatov raised from the button to 125,000 and Soulier made the call.
The flop was 
which saw Soulier check, Filatov bet 125,000 and Soulier come out with a check raise to 290,000. Filatov made the call. The turn card was the 
and now Soulier led with a bet of 360,000. Filatov smooth called.
The river was the 
and Soulier piled on the pressure with another bet of 680,000. Filatov pointed to the flop and asked him, “You’re good? I just think it was nothing.” Nevertheless Filatov folded.
The next hand Soulier raised from the button and Filatov made the call.
They saw a flop of 
. Filatov checked and when Soulier bet 125,000 Filatov raised him to 300,000. Soulier made the call. The 
fell on the turn and now Filatov led for 400,000 which Soulier called.
The river card was the 
and Filatov counted out a big bet. He then slid the chips back into his stack and checked showing down 
. Soulier tabled 
and his pair was good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,950,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
1,100,000
350,000
|
350,000 |