Kurtulus Picks Up Aces, Then Hits the River on Stanciu
Level 30
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Dimitrios Gkatzas raised to 250,000 in the cutoff before Bora Kurtulus picked up A♥A♣ in the big blind and three-bet to 725,000. Gkatzas folded 6♥6♣.
Traian Stanciu then raised to 250,000 in middle position and Kurtulus called in the small blind.
Stanciu continued for 150,000 on the 10♥7♠7♥ flop, and Kurtulus called. Both players then checked down the A♠ turn and Q♦ river, and Kurtulus showed Q♣J♥ for a rivered two pair. Stanciu mucked 5♥5♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,980,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
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|
6,000,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
2,650,000
850,000
|
850,000 |