Paunescu Steals from Nikiforov
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ilya Nikiforov opened to 16,000 from middle position and Ciprian Paunescu called from the hijack.
The A♥10♦A♦ flop was bet by Nikiforov for 8,000 and Paunescu called.
A 3♣ was turned and Nikiforov bet out 32,000. Paunescu made another call and the players saw the 10♥ complete the board.
Nikiforov moved 70,000 into the middle and Paunescu raised to 175,000, which sent Nikiforov into a near two-minute tank.
Nikiforov gave up his hand, and lost a large portion of his stack to Paunescu, sitting back with just over twenty big blinds to play with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
180,000
200,000
|
200,000 |