Raffoul Gets There on the River
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded around to Evgeny Zakharov in the small blind who shoved all in for 70,000.
"Any ace you have to call. Any king. Any queen," he told big blind Edgard Raffoul. Raffoul eventually called with 
and Zakharov turned over 
.
The 
flop gave Raffoul a straight draw. He didn't connect with the 
turn, but he improved to two pair on the 
river and Zakharov was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
Busted |
on the river to hit the rail as the Day 1c chip leader climbed to around 1,300,000.
as Christopher Frank and Sebastian Hoyos went to the turn which came the 
. 
and Kiriopoulos checked to Akgul once again, and he fired out 60,000 this time. Kiriopoulos called once more to see the 
on the river and checked.
for two pair, sevens and threes. Akgul, though, turned over 
up against the 
and she was sent away.
fell on the river. Abou Saleh then shoved all in for around 160,000 and Tony G quickly gave up his hand.
and was called by Ran Ilani in the cutoff and Faraz Jaka on the button.
and action checked to Ilani, who bet 75,000. Jaka quickly folded, but Kirichenko called after a brief pause.
river and this time Ilani grabbed a chip from his stack and tapped it on the table. Kirichenko turned over 
, but Ilani had 
. There was a large pot of 320,000 in the middle. 
