Another Pot For Katchalov
Eugene Katchalov keeps winning pot and he just took the Finnish player Petteri Vanhapelot. Katchalov raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and Vanhapelto three-bet to 4,500 from the button. Both blinds folded and Katchalov made the call.
The flop brought out 
and Katchalov check-called 6,200. On the turn the 
hit, and once again Katchalov checked. Vanhapelto took another stab and fired out 9,200. Katchalov called once again.
The river brought a blank and Katchalov checked a third time. Vanhapelto moved his arm around in a checking way, but it wasn't too clear what he was doing. Ashton Griffin asked him if that was a check, and the Finn confirmed.
Katchalov turned over 
, and took down this pot. Vanhapelto is still in profit for the day as he started out with 64,150.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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|
74,000
9,850
|
9,850 |