Ace King the Angstgegner for Kataev
Do you remember how we applauded Dimitri Kataev cool and collected demeanor, how we were impressed by his stoically glare?
Well, we're still impressed by his play, but he's out. Yeah, all of those half a million chips are gone now.
He first had to donate 200,000 in chips to Serder Saglam in a three-bet pot with 
to 
. The flop had been 
, and Kataev called the check-raise jam with ace-king high. Two blanks later they changed position chip wise.
Not much later, ace-king would again prove no good for Kataev.
Saglam had opened again, Kataev had three-bet again, and Saglam had called again. The flop was 
and Saglam had checked again. Kataev had again made a continuation bet. This time around, Saglam called and didn't jam.
The 
fell on the turn and Saglam checked. Kataev bet 66,000, and n��w Saglam moved all in. Kataev made the call with 
, and was behind against Saglam's 
.
The 
fell on the river, eliminating the one time big stack. Saglam now has taken over that role.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000
449,000
|
449,000 |
|
|
Busted |