Christopher Kostoulas Wins Huge Pot
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Yuhei Sanada opened the action from late position, and Christopher Kostoulas called in the small blind.
The flop was 
, and Kostoulas check-called a bet of 8,000 from Sanada. The turn was the 
, and Kostoulas led out for 14,000, which Sanada called. The river was the 
, and Sanada moved all in, overbetting the pot by some margin and just covering Kostoulas’ stack. There was a fair bit of agonizing, but Kostoulas called.
Yuhei Sanada tabled 
, but it was no good against Kostoulas' 
.
A jubilant Kostoulas clapped his hands, and the adrenalin shot him out of his seat, relieved to have made the right call and win a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
227,300
|
227,300 |
|
42,000
24,000
|
24,000 |