Yankov Leading Despite a Small Speed Bump
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Belmehel Dja Daouadji raised it up from the hijack and was called by Romain Piraux and Krasimir Yankov in the blinds. The flop came 
which stirred up plenty of action. The blinds checked to Daouadji who bet 5,000 and Piraux called. Yankov check-raised to 20,000 and Daouadji stuck in his last 20,200 chips. Piraux folded and Yankov obviously called.
It was a battle of the flush draws as Daouadji tabled 
while Yankov held 
. The turn was the 
which limited Yankov's outs and the 
on the river secured a double up for Daouadji.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000 | 126,000 |
|
51,000 | 6,000 |
and the hijack checked to Sun, who bet 4,200 and received a call. 
and action went check-check, bringing the river 
. The hijack bet out 10,000 and Sun took about five seconds before making the call.
for tens and nines and Sun showed 
and Rosa check-called a bet of 2,400 from Sun.
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Rosa tossed in a bet of 20,000 and Sun quickly called off his stack of 16,100. Rosa tabled 
kept him out in front. However, the turn 
tilted the scales in Juutilainen's favor, leaving him with slim chances at a two outer to stay alive. He would not hit as the river fell 
