Artur Voskanyan has drawn first blood in the "Battle of the Big Stacks" on Table 1. He is seated in the nine seat whilst Erik Cajelais is in Seat 2 and that creates a very interesting dynamic.
We joined the action on a 

flop with Cajelais checking from the big blind and Voskanyan checking behind on the button. Cajelais lead out for 25,000 on the arrival of the
on the turn, a bet that Voskanyan had no qualms about calling.
The river brought the
into play and Cajelais checked its arrival. Voskanyan bet 60,000 and after 15-20 seconds of deliberation Cajelais decided to call.
Voskanyan turned over 
for a rivered set of nines and Cajelais mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
1,090,000
100,000
|
100,000 |