2017 PokerStars Festival Bucharest

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Bucharest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
€117,707
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€706,560
Entries
736
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

Ozdemir Rivers Straight; Gets Paid

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised to 280,000 and Anil Ozdemir called. The flop was {J-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Ozdemir checked. Grafton bet 305,000 and Ozdemir called, before both players checked the {2-Clubs} on the turn.

The river was the {9-Spades} and Ozdemir overbetted the pot with a bet of 2,100,000. Grafton was taken back by the sizing but eventually called it off.

Ozdemir quickly showed {10-Spades}{7-Spades} for the rivered straight and a frustrated Grafton showed {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
13,180,000 -2,320,000
Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
Day 3 Chip Leader
8,870,000 2,320,000

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton

Grafton Scoops Monster Pot to Take Chiplead

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Anil Ozdemir raised to 300,000 and Sam Grafton three-bet to 1,050,000. Ozdemir called.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Grafton checked and Ozdemir bet 800,000. Grafton called.

The turn was the {3-Hearts}. Grafton checked and Ozdemir bet 1,475,000. Grafton called.

The river was the {a-Spades}. Grafton checked for a third time and Ozdemir bet 3,550,000. Grafton swiftly called.

Ozdemir showed {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a set of sixes, but Grafton had turned a flush with {2-Hearts}{5-Hearts} to win the pot and take the chiplead for the first time in this heads-up contest.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
15,500,000 7,450,000
Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
Day 3 Chip Leader
6,550,000 -7,450,000

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton

Grafton Doubles Through Ozdemir

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Sam Grafton raised to 260,000, Anil Ozdemir three-bet to 950,000, and Grafton called. On the {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop, Ozdemir continued for 750,000 and Grafton came along with the call.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Ozdemir paused. After twenty seconds, he shoved all in and Grafton snap-called it off for his remaining 2,460,000.

Anil Ozdemir: {10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Sam Grafton: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

Ozdemir made a play with ten-deuce but ran into the pocket queens of Grafton. The Turk still had outs to win the tournament outright if he would catch a deuce, seven or ten on the river.

"Doyle Brunson?" asked Grafton.

"I love Doyle Brunson!" pipped Ozdemir.

The dealer burned and turned the river to reveal the {A-Spades}, and Grafton netted a full double-up.

"Nice match!" Ozdemir said shortly after the hand.

"Let's play on for a while," responded Grafton.

"Doyle Brunson hurts," Ozdemir said, realizing he lost a chunk of his stack with Brunson's trademarked hand.

"You need to be Doyle to make it work," lectured Grafton.

Player Chips Progress
Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
Day 3 Chip Leader
14,000,000 -4,050,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
8,050,000 4,050,000

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton

Grafton Claws His Way Back

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

After exchanging a few pots back and forth Anil Ozdemir opened to 320,000 and Sam Grafton defended his big blind.

The pair checked a flop of {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Grafton bet 280,000 on the {2-Hearts} turn. Ozdemir called.

Both players checked the {9-Spades} river and Grafton won the pot with {6-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Grafton is back to around four million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
Day 3 Chip Leader
18,050,000 -980,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
4,000,000 930,000

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton

Grafton Can't Shake Ozdemir

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Anil Ozdemir
Anil Ozdemir

Sam Grafton raised to 260,000 and Anil Ozdemir defended. The flop was {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Ozdemir check-called 315,000 from Grafton.

On the {3-Hearts} turn, Ozdemir checked and Grafton bet a hefty 1,600,000. Ozdemir didn't flinch and called after five seconds. Both players then quickly checked the {4-Hearts} on the river.

Ozdemir showed {A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for a weak ace-high. It was enough, as Grafton nodded in acknowledgement and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
Day 3 Chip Leader
19,030,000 1,030,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
3,070,000 -1,030,000

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton