Luca Catches Melin
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
"I tried to bluff the river with ace-queen and he called with ace-king for ace-high as well, that was sick." Sinem Melin said after we noticed how her chips had magically disappeared. Table neighbor Ivan Luca took them and is now among the second biggest stacks after the dominating Michael Mizrachi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
240,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
210,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
40,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
and had two live cards against Tanindi's 
. Naydenov would indeed improve on a board of 
and that was it.
flop, Noubarian led for 20,000 and Mizrachi made it 55,000 to go. The Iranian clicked it up to 120,000 and "The Grinder" called.
turn and Noubarian checked the 
on the river. Mizrachi moved all in with the superior stack, sending Noubarian into the think tank. Ultimately, he would release his cards after realizing that he was covered and the splashed up pot went to the American.
and Margolin wished all opponents best of luck before leaving the tournament area.
. Michael Mizrachi took the coin flip with 
and held up with the board running out 
. The American is the first player above half a million and the next biggest stack belongs to Majid Ejlal Noubarian, who won a side event yesterday evening.