Preflop Frenzy Fizzles Out
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Youssef Mrizeq raised to 500 before Hala Karam called from the cutoff in the next seat over, but John Tabago made it 1,400 from the button and Razvan Belea wanted 3,100 from the big blind. Mrizeq got out of the way and Karam was right behind him into the muck. Tabago called and the action was heads up.
The flop was 
and Belea fired 3,100. Tabago thought it over but that was too much and he gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
29,800
-2,200
|
-2,200 |
|
26,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
24,100
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
flop, Lyudmil Ivanov made it 2,000 to go and was called by Luc Bindel. The 
followed on the turn on which Ivanov bet 4,500 and Bindel called once more.
river for 10,500 which then saw Bindel shove for 22,400. The Bulgarian tanked for a long time and called with the 
for bottom full house, which Bindel had beat holding the 
for queens over tens.
turn with 3,500 in the middle, Felix Bleiker check-called a bet worth 2,900 and then checked again the 
on the river. The Swiss checked again and eventually called a bet of 6,500 to win the pot with the 
, as his opponent was bluffing with the 
.
to take the pot while Nagygyorgy flashed 
turn and 
but Morales earned the pot with the 
.
on the board when Walter Treccarichi check-called a bet of 900 from Fahredin Mustafov. The turn was 
. Both players checked the turn and the 
