Cohen Chips Up With Aces
Level 27
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tom Cohen opened to 170,000 with the 
and Ruslan Volkov called in the small blind with the 
. The 
flop was checked by Volkov and he then called a bet worth 255,000 by Cohen.
After the 
turn, Volkov checked and Cohen checked it back for them to see the 
river for free. Volkov checked once more and Cohen bet 725,000 into a pot of one million. No snap-call followed as Volkov mulled it over for quite some time before mucking his cards face-up for Cohen to see.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,800,000
1,445,000
|
1,445,000 |
|
2,600,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
on the button and Lukas Zaskodny defended out of the big blind with the 
. On the 
flop, Zaskodny checked and Mulaj bet 225,000 to send his opponent into a brief tank. Zaskodny stared down his opponent for a while and folded.
flop and Todorovic checked, Lalinovci continued for 475,000 to get the job done.
. Nedeljko Todorovic checked with 
and Luc Ta three-bet to 625,000 with the 
and Volkov defended the big blind with the 
. On the 
flop, Volkov check-called for 275,000 and the 
followed on the turn. Volkov checked once more and Cohen bet 625,000 for nearly one third of Volkov's stack, sending his opponent into the tank.
UTG +1 raised to 175,000 and was called by Tom Cohen 
prompted a check by Ta which invited Cohen to bet 725,000. After careful consideration Ta made a strong laydown to allow Cohen to rake in the pot.
turn but the 
flop gave Lalinovci the nut flush draw and Cohen check-called for 500,000.