Butuc Picks Up Necessary Chips, Still Short Stacked
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Murat Cakir opened to 4,500 from the hijack and Gheorghe Butuc made the call with just 19,500 more chips behind.
The flop came 
and Cakir continued for 5,000. Butuc called.
The 
put four diamonds on the board and both players tapped the table.
On the 
river, Butuc put in a single blue T-5000 chip, representing over a third of his remaining stack. It didn't take long for Cakir to fold.
Cakir has had himself a day, recently doubling his stack to a massive 225,000 at this stage of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
29,000 |