Hands #39-43: Lampropulos Over Bets Top Set
Hand 39: Adalfer Morales Gamarra made it 135,000 from the small blind with 
. Adrian Mateos in the big blind defended with 
. The flop came 
and Gamarra bet 230,000. Mateos folded right away.
Hand 40: Seated in middle position, Koray Aldemir opened 
for 100,000. It netted him the blinds and antes as everyone folded.
Hand 41: In middle position, Maria Lampropulos opened 
for 115,000. Shawn Buchanan shoved from the hijack for 800,000 even with 
. It folded back to Lampropulos and she folded too, leaving the pot to Buchanan.
Hand 42: Koray Aldemir opened 
under the gun for 100,000. Again king-queen for Shawn Buchanan, this time 
and he called from middle position. The flop came 
and Aldemir checked. Buchanan checked behind.
The on the turn had both players check again and they did so too on the 
that completed the board. Buchanan took it down with the flopped second pair.
Hand 43: 
for Maria Lampropulos under the gun and she opened to 120,000. It folded to Christian Rudolph in the small blind and he flatted with 
. Lampropulos flopped top set on 
and Rudolph checked. Lampropulos checked behind.
The on the turn saw Rudolph and Lampropulos check both again. The completed the board and Rudolph checked a third time. Lampropulos bet 325,000 into 330,000.
Rudolph tanked for a fair bit and asked 'Why so big?' before calling.
The bad news followed soon, Lampropulos raked in the chips with her top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,610,000 | 10,000 |
|
4,550,000 | 135,000 |
|
2,190,000 | 305,000 |
|
1,240,000 | 325,000 |
|
1,140,000 | -135,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -380,000 |
|
930,000 | -210,000 |
|
810,000 | -35,000 |