Berndtson Doubles Starting Stack
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Feras Abid opened to 400 from early position before Touko Berndtson called from middle position. Dan Michaeli called from middle position as did Abid.
Abid checked the 
flop. Berndtson fired out a continuation bet of 1,000 before Michaeli raised to 2,500. Abid folded and Berndtson called.
Berndtson check-called a bet of 3,000 after the 
came on the turn. Berndtson checked again after the 
completed the board on the river and Michaeli bet 3,400. A minute passed by before Berndtson made the call.
Michaeli tabled 
and the pot went over the Berndtson who subsequently turned over 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | |
|
32,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
flop, Martin Berge checked, Johan "YoH_Viral" Guilbert bet 1,800, Jurijs Binklers folded, and Berge called.
and Berge checked. Guilbert bet 3,800 and Berge countered with a check-raise to 8,800. This prompted a deep tank from Guilbert, who took several minutes before sliding in a call.
flop. Two players checked before Veli-Pekka Alakorva bet 2,075. Rain Molderkivi three-bet to 8,300 before Alakorva and Bahadir Hatipoglu, who made a name for himself by appearing at the Kings of Tallinn Main Event final table in February, was the only player to call.
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came on the turn opening up a straight draw and flush draw for his opponent.
came on the river. He headed over to Veli-Pekka Alakorva, who is also at his table, for a high five before he sat down.
river brought three rapid checks. Kankaanranta had nothing with 
, Mattila showed 
flop against the 
of Jari Mahonen. The 
river provided an easy double for the Estonian. Mahonen, one of the most accomplished players in the field today with over $500,000 in lifetime winnings, could take the hit and is still at 47,000.