Volper Victimizing Joentausta
With 10,800 in the pot and a flop of 
, Nikolay Volper bet pot and then called off for approximately 10,000 more when Aku Joentausta put in a raise. "No pair," Joentausta said as he tabled his draw-heavy 
. Volper then revealed 
. Much to Joentausta's dismay, the 
turn and 
river both blanked and Volper doubled.
A few hands later, Volper bet nearly 20,000 on the river card and Joentausta called. Volper rolled over a rivered full house and Joentausta was left shaking his head as his once prominent stack had been reduced to 37,000 in a matter of minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 40,000 |
|
37,000 | -52,000 |
on a board reading 
for all to see. After about four minutes in the tank, Volper made the call and discovered he was far behind the 
river changed a thing and Paez doubled into the chip lead.
and Smith took the lead with two pair, kings and fours. Shak held a flush draw that was very much live.
