Nuts or Nothing
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
A Russian player raised to 1,300 and got called before Ara Melkistian three-bet to 4,300 and received two calls. On the 
flop, Melkistian made a continuation bet of 6,700 and was called by the Russian only to fire another 13,500 on the 
turn. His opponent didn't go anywhere, prompting Melkistian to shove the 
river for effectively 22,800.
That's the amount the Russian had left and the latter thought out loudly that Melkistian either had the nuts or nothing. It was a bad call, as Melkistian turned over 
for top set and scooped the pot versus 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 86,000 |
against the 
of Andreas Christoforou.
. His table neighbor flipped over 
. The American got there on a board of 
. Hikmet called the continuation bet of his countryman and Biz then check-called a bet of 7,000 after the 
turn. An ace appeared on the river and Biz paid off a 15,000-bet with pocket jacks only to see Hikmet turn over 
