Alilovic and Cimbolas Active
Level 30
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Matas Cimbolas raised to 170,000 from under the gun and was called by Miroslav Alilovic on the cutoff as well as Antoine Rahal on the button. On a flop of 
, the Lithuanian bet 205,000 and took down the pot uncontested.
Moments later, Cimbolas defended his big blind against a raise to 180,000 by Alilovic and Diego Aranzadi also stuck around from the small blind. On the 
flop, the action was checked to Alilovic and he made a bet of 150,000. Only Cimbolas called and then check-folded to the second barrel worth 350,000 when the 
appeared on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,950,000 | 190,000 |
|
1,690,000 | 430,000 |
|
1,500,000 | -290,000 |
turn and 
river failed to improve Manquant and both players now have an almost identical stack.
for a pair of sevens, but Gallardo had that beat with 
. The next hand, the Lithuanian moved all in from the small blind and claimed the big blind and antes.
. In the previous all in situations, Aranzadi went away from the table to avoid the drama and did so again, being at risk with 
flop, Matas Cimbolas remarked "that is not the best flop" and the 
, Matas Cimbolas checked and then folded after Miroslav Alilovic had bet 130,000 and was called only by Najib Bennis. On the 
turn, Alilovic bet another 170,000 and was called before both opponents then checked down the 
river.
