Igor Zektser Sets Up His Opponent
Niveau 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
With around 60,000 in the pot and the flop showing 
, Igor Zektser bet 100,000. His opponent asked for a count of how much Zektser had behind, then announced an all in. Zektser had around 122,000 more and instantly called with his tournament at risk.
Zektser was out in front with 
as he flopped a set against his opponent's overpair of 
. The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
, giving Zektser the full double-up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
429,800
|
429,800 |
, and Cada led out for 15,000. Brown called. The turn was the 
, and Cada checked. Brown wasted no time and bet 32,000. Cada called. The river was the 
, and Cada checked again. Brown went into the tank this time, and eventually slid out a bet worth 44,000. Cada thought for a moment and called.
. Cada looked back at his cards and tossed them into the muck before paying the bet.
, and both players checked to the 
turn. The big blind led out for 12,000, and Altman called. The river brought the 
, and Imsirovic checked. Chow reached into his stack and cut out a bet worth 18,000. Imsirovic thought for a moment and moved all in. Chow practically beat Imsirovic into the pot and tabled 
. Imsirovic then tabled 
for a pair of eights and needed to improve to hold on.
, and the river was the 
, sending Imsirovic to the rail. Chow has amassed a nice stack of chips and sits on a healthy stack worth about 40 big blinds.
versus 
. This time, Sheaves led out for 18,000, and his opponent called. The river brought the 
for busted straight and flush draws, and Sheaves rolled over 
to take down the pot.