Kolonias Escapes Disaster
Level 25
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Alexandros Kolonias opened to 175,000 from early position with 
and Rifat Palevic defended from the big blind with 
. The two players saw an action flop of 
and Palevic started with a check. Kolonias continued for 250,000 and Palevic just called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn. Palevic fired in a bet of 400,000 and Kolonias went into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally letting his hand go. Kolonias escaped with minimal damage after running into a set from Palevic.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,905,000 | 225,000 |
|
1,215,000 | -1,035,000 |