Win One, Lose One for Billirakis
Harald Sammer opened to 550,000 from the cutoff and Steve Billirakis three-bet to 1,300,000 from the big blind. The action was back on Sammer who four-bet shoved all in and was quickly called by Billirakis.
Sammer tabled 
and was in a race against the 
of Billirakis. The flop came 
, giving Billirakis a set of jacks and the lead in the hand. The turn was the 
and Sammer picked up a flush draw. The river brought the 
as Sammer made his flush and scored a huge double-up.
In the next hand, Rittie Chuaprasert raised to 550,000 from under the gun and Jimmy Chen three-bet to 1,500,000. Billirakis pushed all in for 1,905,000 which got Chuaprasert to fold his hand. Chen quickly called and tabled 
which was way ahead of the 
of Billirakis.
The flop came 
and Chen was still way out front with a pair of kings. However, the on the turn gave Billirakis the best hand and he would not look back as the 
completed the board.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
12,100,000
3,600,000
|
3,600,000 |
|
4,400,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
|
||
|
3,450,000
-2,650,000
|
-2,650,000 |