Amirov Breaks Through the 10 Million Chip Barrier
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Ilkin Amirov is the first player to break through the 10 million chip barrier after a big hand went down involving Olivier Ferrero.
Ferrero opened to 175,000 from the button and Amirov called from the big blind. Amirov checked the 
flop then called a 185,000 continuation bet. Both players checked the 
turn, with Amirov leading for 320,000 on the 
river. Ferrero ent into the tank for three minutes before calling with 
, a hero call that was wrong because Amirov held 
for a better ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,770,000 | 1,425,000 |
|
2,600,000 | -850,000 |
and was dominating the 
flop. The 
turn gave Banicevic some outs to a straight, but none of them came in on the 
river.
turn, making it 450,000 to go. Ferrero called.
and Ensan now checked, only to see Ferrero move all-in for 1,280,000 and Enan folded.
flop.
turn, but this time folded when facing a 135,000 bet from Popov.
appeared on the turn, Popov bet 280,000, Banicevic raised to 605,000, and the rest of the players folded. Popov made the call and then both players returned to checking the 
for a pair of aces, and it was good as Banicevic mucked.