Georgiev's Got Aces
Having Sam Chartier, Jonathan Duhamel and Joe Hachem at the same table doesn't mean that all the action is going to circle just around them.
Iurii Dzetsyna from Ukraine raised to 450 from under the gun before the flop and Bulgarian Nikov Dobromir Georgiev on his left three-bet to 1,125. Next to act was Timo Pfutzenreuter from Germany and he made the call. The rest folded, including the three notable pros and the initial raiser Dzetsyna, leaving only two players to see the flop.
The dealer opened flop, and both Georgiev and Pfutzenreuter checked. The German bet 1,400 on the turn with Georgiev check-calling. The river brought the , and both checked again. Georgiev opened the for a two pair, and Pfutzenreuter showed the . The aces were good, and the Bulgarian collected the pot.