Lijo Triples Up
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Lander Lijo had his last 9,000 in the middle from the big blind and Pablo Melogno had 11,500 in front of him from late position. Georges Hanna sat in early position and he had 37,000 in front of him.
Melogno ended up folding and Lijo only had to beat one opponent to triple up his small stack.
Lijo had 
, or ''aces'' how he called his hand himself. Hanna played 
.
The board ran out 
and Lijo hit his seven on the river to triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
110,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
30,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
on the flop and everyone checked to Adams who bet a small sizing of 6,500. Velasevic and Wang both called and the three players went to the turn.
and again it checked to Adams. This time he upped the price, making it 27,000 to continue. Velasevic called and Wang moved aside. The river was the 
and both players checked. Velasevic opened pocket 
for a full house and it was good for the pot, with Adams sending his cards into the muck.
and Grieco had reason to celebrate.
and all four players checked so the dealer dealt the 
turn card. Bozzano checked and Ropert continued with a bet of 20,000. Verbraeken and Makaci got out of the way but Bozzano stuck around. 
river completed the board and Bozzano checked again. Ropert put him all in for 31,000 and a very quick call followed by Bozzano. 
for a missed draw and Bozzano took it down with 
.
for the low full house, whilst Jamil had 
in the whole. Though behind, Jamil had nines, threes and the case ace still to hit to turn the hand around for him. The 
and Wang led for 11,000, only Martini called. Wang also bet the 
for a busted flushdraw and Martini claimed the pot with 
