Another Setup Flop Ends in a Whimper
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Alexandru Cinca bet 100,000 from under the gun on a flop of 
before Boris Angelov raised to 300,000 in the small blind.
Cinca took his time before calling as the 
fell on the turn. Both players checked to the 
river.
Angelov checked again and Cinca checked behind. Angelov turned over 
for a flopped straight as Cinca flashed 
for top set on the flop.
Cinca gave himself a pat on the back after escaping from that cooler relatively unscathed. "I almost put it in," he said. "How do you flop a straight? Professional," he added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
1,150,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
board, but it wasn't the one he needed to avoid hitting the rail.
flop, Kubanychbek Abakirov bet 375,000 from early position and was called by Basel Khabbazeh in the cutoff.
and both players checked. Abakirov again checked the 
river and Khabbazeh checked behind.
for two pair on the flop, but Khabbazeh had 
for a flopped set.
. He turned away from the table in frustration after failing to connect as he hit the rail in 36th place.
and Cinca's nine-kicker was enough to send Mustafov to the payout desk.
and was called by Fahredin Mustafov in middle position.
turn. The river came the 
.