Essa Takes from Mapley
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Laurence Essa was the preflop aggressor and got called by Darren Mapley on the button as well as Petrit Papushi in the small blind. Papushi check-folded the 
flop but Mapley stuck around and called the continuation bet of his opponent for 150,000. On the 
turn, Essa fired 450,000 and was called before making it another 700,000 to go after the 
river.
This time it proved to be too much for Mapley and he mucked his cards. It was the first bigger pot that the two chip leaders had played against each other on the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
2,000,000
-885,000
|
-885,000 |
flop. His opponent mucked and the Spaniard showed the 
.
flop would improve the hand of the Italian, but Essa made a runner runner flush thanks to the 
turn and the 
river. Pacifico headed to the payout desk to collect £3,740 for his seventh place finish.
. Essa was very surprised about that long consideration and flipped over 
, giving Essa a full house and yet another boost to his already massive stack. Papushi is heading to the payout desk to collect £4,490.
turn was checked by the chip leader. Gracia bet 100,000 and collected the pot a few seconds later.
turn gave King some further outs but the 
river was none of them, giving his Spanish opponent a full house instead.
river. Laurence Essa bet 150,000 and King folded after some consideration to get shown the 