Hassan Calls His Way To Victory
Ibrahim Hassan has got off to a great start here in the Main Event, winning a pot of more than 10,000 chips.
It was the United Kingdom's Sandeep Sandhu who started the betting, opening to 250 from the cutoff of his six-handed table. The button folded but Hassan three-bet to 800 from the small blind. Next to act was Selcuk Ayaz in the big blind and he four-bet to 2,500. This was too much for Sandhu to pay and he quickly folded but Hassan made the call.
The 
flop contained more spades than gravedigger's shed so it was no real surprise when Hassan checked. Ayaz took at stab at the pot and bet 4,000. Hassan instantly called and it was off to the 
turn.
Hassan checked again, Ayaz bet another 4,000 and Hassan snap-called. The 
on the river killed the action and no more betting took place.
Ayaz: 
Hassan: 
Neither player held a spade and Hassan's set of queens was good.