Abitbol Makes Right Call
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Action was picked up on the river with the board reading 
. From the cutoff, Max-Dilschad Hissou bet 155,000 into a pot of about 280,000.
Raphael Abitbol considered it for a few moments before he ultimately called. Hissou showed ace-high with the 
which Abitbol had beat with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | 922,000 |
|
805,000 | -85,000 |
.
to give both players pairs and gutshots and McConnon a flush draw. Kulev picked up a flush draw himself on the 
turn and the 
appeared on the river to give him trips for a big double-up as McConnon continued to film the board in disbelief.
and was watching as his large haul was being counted out. The board read 
, showing that Wiborg had gained some hope on the flop with the king but the brutal bad beat was not to be as Choi benefitted from finding aces at just the right time.
. From middle position, Oren Rosen bet 60,000 into a pot of about 90,000. Kasper Wurtz was in the big blind. He had Rosen well covered and raised all in to put Rosen to the test. Rosen thought for a while before he eventually laid it down.
which put Silva ahead. However the turn of the 
put both Silva and Kamp at risk of elimination. However Silva was saved as the river came the 
as Tkaczyk was forced to surrender a decent portion of his stack.
