button in SafariKhachatryan Cements His Chip Lead With Preflop Aggression
Level 29
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Eelis Parssinen raised to 1,050,000 in the hijack and Aaron Mermelstein called on the button. Levon Khachatryan then reraised pot to 4,500,000 in the small blind and forced out both smaller stacks.
Matthew Costanzo potted preflop and Jeremy Druckman mulled it over for a long time in the big blind before he folded, using one time bank extension. Costanzo flashed three aces in his hand and Druckman exclaimed, "I wish I would have called".
Parssinen then potted to 1,050,000 from an early position and Alex Foxen defended the big blind. They checked to the 9♥9♠6♠3♠3♥ river, on which Foxen's bet of 650,000 sent Parssinen in a brief tank, too. One time bank vanished before the Finn let go.