Kolonias Escapes Disaster
Niveau 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.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
4,905,000 | 225,000 |
|
1,215,000 | -1,035,000 |
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and the action checked to Jachtmann who over-shoved all in for 1,210,000. Kostyrko called and Rudolph quickly folded.
on the turn and the 
completed the board. Jachtmann celebrated his double up by singing to himself.
and Mykola Kostyrko flat-called in the hijack with 
and the dealer fanned the flop of 
.
and the action checked around to the 
on the river. Kolonias led out for 475,000 after missing his flush draw and Kostyrko let his hand go. Sammartino made the right call and scooped the pot.
river a formality. Lubas was eliminated in 16th place and takes home €38,638 for his efforts.
and Martini checked. Baker threw in a bet of 600,000 that was enough to win the pot.
and Alexandros Kolonias defended from the big blind with 
and Kolonias check-called a bet of 160,000 from Kostyrko. 
on the river. Kolonias checked again and Kostyrko fired out a bet of 375,000 with the worst hand. Kolonias thought about it after making a pair sevens on the river but decided to lay the best hand down.
