The Kicker Works for Anton
Level 30
: 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Mantas Nanartavicius raised to 500,000 with the 
and was called by Fahredin Mustafov called with the 
on the button, Ionel Anton filled up in the big blind with 
. On the 
flop, the initial raiser bet 550,000 and was called by Anton only.
They checked the 
turn and 
river for Anton to win the pot thanks to his kicker advantage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,425,000 | -2,575,000 |
|
8,275,000 | 1,675,000 |
and was called by Fahredin Mustafov in the small blind holding the 
, as did Matthieu Chan in the big blind with 
.
and they checked to Guilbert, who bet 625,000. Mustafov just check-called and Chan quickly let go. As they headed to the 
turn, Mustafov checked once more and Guilbert eventually checked behind.
while Georges Hanna let go of ace-eight in the big blind. The 
and Matthieu Chan let go of the 
right after. Silma Macalou called in the small blind with 
and checked the 
turn gave Macalou a set and he checked once more, Mustafov checked back the second time. That led them to the 
, which Kataria then checked. Nanartavicius bet 300,000 on the 
flop and Kataria came along.
turn, Kataria checked once more and Nanartavicius fired 1.1 million to send his opponent into the think tank. Kataria then made the call and they headed to the 
river, which gave Nanartavicius an unlikely set. With the diamond draw now completing, Kataria checked once more and Nanartavicius then bet 2.2 million to finally take it down.
flop improved Guilbert and the 