Ivanov Triples Up and Mugulov Busts in Battle of Pocket Pairs
The action started with a raise to 6,000 by Nikolay Ivanov and Bleron Maliqi three-bet to 18,000. Steven Mulder four-bet to 42,000 in the small blind and Emin Mugulov in the big blind sighed after glancing at his cards. He eventually jammed for around 60,000 and Ivanov called all-in for 42,500.
"How much are you playing? Around two hundred?" Maliqi inquired with Mulder and then folded.
"I think you have aces but I call," Mulder said and the cards were flipped over.
Nikolay Ivanov: 
Emin Mugulov: 
Steven Mulder: 
The 
flop gave two players a set while Mugulov was alive with a gutshot. He repeatedly asked for for a jack but the wish wasn't granted on the 
turn nor 
river.
"That was beautiful Ma'am," Ivanov concluded the clash of pocket pairs while smiling at the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000 | 15,000 |
|
350,000 | 10,000 |
|
220,000 | 81,000 |
|
170,000 | 16,000 |
|
120,000 | 35,000 |
|
110,000 | 79,000 |
|
105,000 | -155,000 |
|
Busted |
and Greenwood took a sizeable lead with a pair of queens. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river were no help to Grigoryan who was eliminated.
turn, Hadioglu bet another 8,500 for Beresford to come along and the 
river completed the board.
and was called by Diego Montone with the 
and that spelled the end for Martinsek just outside of the top 200 spots.
paired the board on the turn. Maliqi led out with a bet of 15,000 and Ktenas called to see the 
on the river.
to send Smolka home as Lau's latest casualty.
for a set. Several players from the table had stuck around to see the showdown as Nacer exposed 
for third pair before heading into the now shorter break.
