Wet Board Stymies Cooler; Abitbol Crushing
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action was three-way on a flop of 
. From the button, Raphael Abitbol bet 130,000 into a pot of 400,000. The big blind folded and Birger Larsen called from early position.
The turn further wet the board as the 
came off to put four to a straight flush on board. Abitbol bet 200,000 and Larsen called again.
The river came the 
, both players checked.
Abitbol showed the 
for the one pip higher flush than the 
of Larsen and he collected the pot to add to his massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,200,000 | 3,100,000 |
|
2,500,000 | 2,108,000 |
which kept Karl ahead. Nygren's fate was sealed as he was drawing dead when the turn came the 
. The river came the 
but was inconsequential as Nygren was eliminated.
and the board showed 
with Kulev's hand already mucked.
. 
for a flush which he couldn't beat.
with a pot of 335,000 in the middle.
for ace-high which was good enough to take down the pot.
