Donatas Pilinkus a Little Check-Happy
A player in middle position limped and the player in the hijack raised to 1,000. Donatas Pilinkus called on the button and Sergey Feklisov three-bet to 2,900 from the big blind and Pilinkus was the only caller.
On a 
flop, Pilinkus checked out of turn. There were a few raised eyebrows but no one commented as Feklisov checked "behind" moments later.
The turn was the 
and again Pilinkus checked out of turn. At this point the dealer stepped in to remind him and Feklisov bet 3,700. Pilinkus called.
The river was the 
and Pilinkus came perilously close to checking out of turn for the third consecutive street, but managed to stop himself. Feklisov checked, and the Lithuanian qualifier checked behind.
Feklisov showed 
but Pilinkus showed 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |