Karakaya On the Rise; Koleno Drops Below a Million
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Stanislav Koleno raised to 105,000 and was called by Tolga Karakaya and Guillaume Diaz in the big blind. The 
flop was checked to Karakaya and he bet 175,000. Diaz check-raised to 375,000 and Koleno folded. Karakaya then squeezed to 950,000 and Diaz folded to get flashed the 
upon demand to show a bluff.
One hand later, Koleno opened and was called by Athanasios Kidas in the cutoff and Jacek Kaczmarek in the big blind. Koleno continued for 125,000 and Kidas was the only caller. The 
turn and 
river were checked through for Koleno to table the 
. Kidas had that beat with his 
to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,400,000 | -900,000 |
|
5,900,000 | 470,000 |
|
4,300,000 | 800,000 |
|
1,450,000 | -180,000 |
|
800,000 | -275,000 |
and Guilbert check-called Conan's bet of 475,000.
, both players checked with Guilbert turning over 
for two pair which was the winning hand as Conan mucked.
turn. 
river and Tkatschew had the winner with his 
, besting Dayan's 
.
, Koleno prevailed with top two pair to remain in contention.
river. Aleksandar Trajkovski raised to 480,000 and Dayan snap-called to get shown the 
on the turn was checked by both and Fritsche then bet the 
