Stepanian Makes A Big Call
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
With the board completed at 
, Dwayne Sluis checked to Wladimir Stepanian, who bet 16,300. Sluys responded by check-raising all in, and he covered Stepanian. It was 20,000 more to call for the well-respected hometown player, who has won three Holland Casino Rotterdam Main Events in previous years.
Stepanian spent over five minutes in the tank before calling off the remainder of his stack.
Dwayne Sluys: 
Wladimir Stepanian: 
Sluys had turned top pair into a bluff but wasn't able to fold out Stepanian's kings. With the big call, the Rotterdam local surged to 75,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
40,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |