Perica Bukara Eliminated in 14th Place (€14,000)
The boldest move of the tournament in the biggest pot of the tournament has sent Perica Bukara to the rail.
Bukara opened to 58,000 in the cutoff and Konstantin Bilyauer called in the big blind. All OK so far. They saw a flop.
Flop:
Bilyauer checked to Bukara, who continuation-bet 80,000. Bilyauer called and they proceeded to the turn.
Turn:
Bilyauer checked again and Bukara bet once more, this time to the tune of 180,000. The action moved back on to Bilyauer and this time instead of calling, he raised to 410,000. Back to Bukara, who paused, staring hard at first the board, then at Bilyauer, then back at the board. Then he went all in for 1.4 million.
Call.
Bilyauer: for trips
Bukara: for nothing more than a gutshot straight draw
Bilyauer jumped up from the table, suddenly expelling all the breath he had presumably been holding while Bukara had been tanking up into an almighty sigh. Bukara made no sound.
River: making Bilyauer a full house
There was a pause in the action while the stacks were counted. Bilyauer had Bukara covered by just 100,000 or so, and the Serbian walked away, leaving Bilyauer to take possession of 3.2 million in chips, a clear million ahead of nearest rival Arnaud Mattern.