Starostin Drills Turn for Massive Pot
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action picked up on the turn in a three-way pot with about 370,000 in the middle. The board was 
.
Waldermar Starostin checked the big blind. In middle position, Yannick Gautschi bet 150,000. On his left, Georgi Sandev flatted the bet. Back on Starostin, he check-raised up to 500,000.
Gautschi went into the tank for a couple of minutes. The bet represented about 80 percent of his stack. Eventually, he moved all in for about 650,000. Sandev folded, but Starostin flipped in a chip for the call.
Yannick Gautschi: 
Waldemar Starostin: 
Starostin drilled trips on the turn and Gaitschi couldn't get away for his top pair. The river was the 
to secure the pot for Gatuschi and catapult him over two million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,260,000
1,994,000
|
1,994,000 |
|
925,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Busted |