Kisacikoglu Picks Up an Unusual Pot on the Bubble
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 36,000 from under the gun and was called by Freddy Deeb on the button. Liu Kan three-bet to 131,000 in the small blind and both Kisacikoglu and Deeb called. The flop fell 
and Kan led out for a min-bet of 12,000. Kisacikoglu called and Deeb sat with a puzzled look on his face.
"How much is that?" Deeb asked before making the call as well. The turn brought the 
and Kan checked this time. Kisacikoglu counted out a bet of 275,000 which got Deeb to fold but Kan called with just over 100,000 behind.
The river was the 
and both players knuckled the table. Kan turned over 
for a missed flush draw while Kisacikoglu held 
for a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000 | 525,000 |
|
137,000 | -354,000 |