Malinov Quadruples Up With Big Slick
Atanas Malinov raised to 16,000 under the gun with Georgios Tsouloftas calling from the next position and Axel Hallay calling on the button. Felipe Ketzer squeezed it up to 95,000 from the small blind, and Malinov shoved for 125,000. Tsouloftas just called the all-in, but Hallay back-jammed for 519,000 total. Ketzer folded, but Tsouloftas went into the tank. Tsouloftas had both players covered, but after doing a bit of inventory, he opted to fold his cards.
Atanas Malinov: A♥K♠ 
Axel Hallay: A♣Q♠
Malinov found himself in the perfect spot to quadruple up if his Big Slick could hold against the inferior ace. The board ran out 3♦9♥3♠J♦K♣ to give Malinov the winner with a pair of kings.
Ketzer claimed to have folded pocket nines, and said to Malinov "He saved you", referring to Hally's jam forcing Ketzer out of the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
400,000
342,500
|
342,500 |
|
400,000
80,000
|
80,000 |