Fournier Hero-Calls Kaverman; Kostadinov Takes Out Soika
Matthias Lipp raised to 45,000 in early position and Gregory Fournier called in the cutoff. Byron Kaverman then three-bet to 205,000 in the big blind and only Fournier called.
The flop came 4?K?6? and Kaverman continued for 110,000. Fournier called to see the J? turn, where Kaverman bet another 185,000.
Fournier again called and the 3? fell on the river. Kaverman then bet 475,000, sending Fournier deep into the tank.
Fournier burned through five time banks as he considered the decision for several minutes before calling. Kaverman turned over A?5? for a bluff, while Fournier showed 10?10? to win the massive pot.
At the same time at another table, Ihar Soika and Kostadin Kostadinov went heads-up in a blind versus blind battle to a board of K?7?6?8?. Soika then bet 40,000, Kostadinov raised to 120,000, and Soika called.
The river was the Q? and Kostadinov bet 225,000, enough to put Soika all in. Soika tanked for more than a minute before calling as Kostadinov turned over K?2? for a pair of kings. Soika tossed 9?6? into the muck before heading for the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
||
|
1,500,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
120,000
-1,080,000
|
-1,080,000 |
|
Busted | |