Lopes Rivers a Set to Double
Level 30
: 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante
Mikael "Basunababy69" Koistinen opened from under the gun with a raise to 126,000. Miguel "PatoAgro88" Lopes three-bet to 681,467 from the cutoff and the table got out of the way for a Koistinen call.
Miguel "PatoAgro88" Lopes: 
Mikael "Basunababy69" Koistinen: 
The flop was 
and Lopes held onto a lead until the 
on the turn gave the advantage to Koistinen. After an extra long peel, the miracle river 
came through for Lopes to secure a big double late in Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,629,076
543,347
|
543,347 |
|
1,505,434
382,490
|
382,490 |