Balci Leaves Kozub on the Ropes
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Sebastian Langrock opened to 275,000 with the 10♣9♥7♥6♦ and Oswin Ziegelbecker three-bet to 975,000 with the A♠K♠K♦3♦. It folded back to the initial raiser and Langrock folded.
Tomasz Kozub then raised to 275,000 with the A♦K♦Q♥2♥ first to act and Ali Balci defended the 6♠6♥4♦2♦ in the big blind. Balci flopped gin on 5♣3♠2♣ and checked, Kozub checked it back.
Balci then bet the K♠ turn for the size of the pot, worth 700,000 total. Kozub stuck around to the J♦ river on which Balci bet the pot for another 2,100,000 with just 65,000 behind. The call of Kozub followed a few seconds later and the Pole tossed his cards towards the middle of the table with plenty of frustration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,365,000 | 3,125,000 |
|
4,490,000 | 450,000 |
|
2,445,000 | -565,000 |
|
1,485,000 | -550,000 |
|
340,000 | -3,125,000 |