Big Slick Holds for Both Burns and Ivanov
Simon Burns opened to 85,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 300,000 by Giulio Mascolo out of the cutoff. The next two players folded to put action onto Lyudmil Ivanov, who cold four-bet all in for 505,000. Burns went over the top for 1.105 million and Mascolo called quickly called.
Lyudmil Ivanov: 
Simon Burns: 
Giulio Mascolo: 
Mascolo found himself hoping for a queen to score the double knockout and chip up tremendously; meanwhile, Ivanov had his sights set on a share of the main pot. Burns did as well, but also was in great position to take down the side pot for a sizeable increase to his stack.
The board ran out 
, missing the possibility at two pair coming on board for a three-way chop. Stacks and pots were divided accordingly and both Burns and Ivanov saw big increases to their stacks at the expense of Mascolo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,980,000
1,030,000
|
1,030,000 |
|
1,860,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
790,000
90,000
|
90,000 |