Kostagiolas Gets Tricky on the Button
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Dragos Trofimov raised to 1,800 from the cutoff before Leonidas Kostagiolas three-bet to 5,400 from the button. Trofimov made the call.
Trofimov check-called for 5,000 on the 
flop. The 
turn and the 
river then checked through to showdown.
Trofimov had 
for a pair of deuces and it almost seemed like the winner. Eventually Kostagiolas showed he had rivered a better pair and his 
was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 | 38,000 |
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
and it was Alex Lynskey who was at risk with the short stack of around 20,000. Nikolaos Lampropoulos was at risk for around 20,000 more and Gary Miller had both players covered.
paired the board on the river and Miller held on to eliminate both of his opponents.
. Kamel mucked his cards and the pot was awarded to Khalili. 
on the turn.
completed the board. Navas tossed in a bet of 2,200 this time and Leonard matched him. Navas showed 
for complete air while Leonard held 
for two pair to claim the pot.
and Rezaei checked to Kassam who bet 800. Rezaei check-raised to 3,600 and Kassam responded with a three-bet to 12,000. Rezaei four-bet all in for 34,700 and Kassam quickly called.
and 
runout were bricks for Rezaei who was forced to head to the registration desk again.
river.
