Setup Leaves Bittar Upset
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
After only 20 minutes of play, Hassan Bittar was sent to the rail in a rather cruel setup. It was a four-bet pot to 2,100 with Bittar and Alper Kostem calling to see the flop of 
. Kostem bet 5,000 and Bittar called whereas the other player got out of the way.
The 
on the turn now brought a fourth spade and Kostem check-called a bet of 5,000. After a 
river, Bittar had only 12,000 behind and Kostem put him all in to get a call from the Lebanese with pocket sixes for a full house. Kostem however had pocket queens for the higher full house!
Kostem also scooped another pot shortly after when making a runner-runner full house with 
and jumps up to more than double the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | |
|
Busted |