Messick Takes Two Pots Off Kolev in a Row
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Yuliyan Kolev raised to 105,000 with the 
and Ryan Messick called in the small blind with 
for the 
flop to appear. Messick check-called for 80,000 and both checked the 
on the turn. After the 
river, Messick bet 300,000 and "bucket man" Kolev counted his chips before folding.
Two hands later, Kolev opened to 105,000 with 
and Messick three-bet to 280,000 in the cutoff with . What followed was the reluctant call by Kolev and the very same duo headed to the 
flop. The Bulgarian checked and subsequently called a bet worth 250,000.
Following the 
turn, Kolev checked again and Messick moved all-in for 1,610,000 total to send his opponent into the blender. Kolev found a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000 | 30,000 |
|
2,800,000 | 945,000 |
|
2,700,000 | 20,000 |
|
1,900,000 | -680,000 |
|
1,200,000 | 25,000 |
|
1,200,000 | -165,000 |
|
870,000 | -100,000 |