Papazian Draws First Blood
Level 33
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
In the first hand of the day, Jan Lakota raised to 25,000 from the early position and action folded to Alexandru Papazian in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came 
, Papazian check-called the 20,000 continuation-bet of Lakota.
The turn was the 
and Papazian checked again. Lakota took a few seconds and decided to continue with a bet of 60,000 which Papazian called.
The 
completed the board on the river and Papazian glanced at Lakota, he then decided to check. Lakota decided to do the same and mucked when he saw Papazian held 
for the turned trip aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
719,000 | 110,000 |
|
518,000 | -105,000 |