Palevic Hits the Turn to Bust Giannopoulos
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Rifat Palevic and Nikolaos Giannopoulos went heads-up to a flop of 5♦6♣4♥ when Giannopoulos got in his last 300,000 from the button and Palevic put him at risk in the big blind.
Nikolaos Giannopoulos: 6♠5♠
Rifat Palevic: 4♠3♦
Giannopoulos had flopped two pair, while Palevic had a pair and straight draw. The 2♠ turn gave him his straight, and Giannopoulos let out a loud cry of anguish before the 8♦ river ended his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,800,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Busted | |