Papazois Smacks River to Stay Alive
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Marios Papazois opened to 600,000 from early position, and found himself facing a three-bet to 1,800,000 from Oliver Gayko in the cutoff. When the action folded back to Papazois, he four-bet shoved for roughly 3,000,000. Gayko wasted no time and made the call.
Marios Papazois: A♦Q♦ 
Oliver Gayko: K♥K♦
The flop brought more ways to win for Papazois, coming down 8♦6♠J♦.
That wasn't his only route to survival, though, as the Q♣ turn and Q♥ river improved him to trips, seeing the pot pushed in his direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
3,000,000
6,700,000
|
6,700,000 |