button in SafariOlop Counterfeits Saltis; Kovalenka on Piles
Level 5
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Heads up to the 9♦7♥A♠ flop, Martynas Saltis checked from the big blind to Herli Olop in the hijack. Olop bet 1,800 into the single-raised pot, which Saltis raised to 4,500. Olop called, after which the duo both checked the 9♣ turn.
The 2♠ river saw Saltis re-engage with a bet of 8,500. Olop quickly called for Saltis to reveal A♣7♠ for a counterfeit two pair. Olop's A♥8♦ won him the pot with his eight kicker, seeing him cross the six-figure mark.
Meanwhile, at another table, chipleader Tomas Kovalenka had increased his stack to nearly five starting stacks.