Grafton Almost Gets There
Level 3
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Teun Mulder raised to 4,000 from early position before Viacheslav Buldygin three-bet to 12,000 from the cutoff. Sam Grafton cold four-bet to 28,000 from the button, which forced a fold from Mulder. Buldygin, however, shoved for Grafton's remaining 135,000. Grafton snap-called.
Sam Grafton: A♣K♣ 
Viacheslav Buldygin: A♠K♦
With both players having the same hand, it looked likely that they would chop up Mulder's initial open. However, the 10♦6♣5♦ flop and 2♣ turn gave Grafton a flush draw. But, luckily for Buldygin, the safe A♦ came on the river, resulting in a chop pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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265,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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213,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
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165,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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