Great Start for Franco
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
It folded all the way around to Ibrahim Kiriakus in the small blind on one of the outer tables and he raised to 57,000. Big blind Sonny Franco defended and they went heads-up to the flop.
The flop fell 
and Kiriakus continued with a bet of 38,000. Franco called again and the dealer opened the 
turn card. Kiriakus checked to Franco this time and he took over the betting initiative with a bet of 85,000. Kiriakus called and the last card was dealt.
The river was the 
and Kiriakus checked again to Franco, only to see him fire a bet of 139,000 this time. Kiriakus counted out the bet and ended up calling.
Franco opened up 
for rivered two pair and Kiriakus mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000 | 361,000 |
|
244,000 | -356,000 |