Ardon Stations Filatov
Martijn Dingeman Ardon opened the action for 8,000 and faced a three-bet from the aggressive Russian, Anatoly Filatov for 26,000. It folded round to Ardon who made the call and they went to a flop of 
.
Ardon check-called a bet of 23,000 from Filatov and on the turn card 
he did the same for a bet of 38,000. The river was the 
and Filatov, who was receiving a vigorous elbow to the shoulder from a massage girl, took his time sorting his chips into different piles before putting gout a bet of 90,000. Ardon didn’t rush his decision but he did make the call. “Ten high.” Filatov said without turning his cards over. Ardon showed the 
to take the pot.
A few minutes passed before Filatov enquired of his neighbour, “You always call with ace high?”
“Against you? I probably would.” reasoned the Dutchman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
71,400
|
71,400 |
|
160,000
50,000
|
50,000 |