Papazian Closes the Gap on Stokkan
Level 18
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
With hand-for-hand play currently in progress, the action had been rather slow until Alexandru Papazian and Preben Stokkan collided. Papazian raised to 350,000 from the cutoff and Stokkan defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Stokkan check-called a bet of 325,000 from Papazian.
The 
hit the turn and Stokkan checked again. Papazian fired 1.49 million and Stokkan called. The river landed the 
and Stokkan checked for the third time. Papazian reached back for a bet of 2.58 million and Stokkan instantly called. Papazian tabled 
for two pair and Stokkan sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,200,000 | -3,300,000 |
|
21,000,000 | 6,200,000 |