Bechrakis Rockets to the Top
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Evangelos Bechrakis in the small blind and Grzegorz Grochulski in middle position built a pot of about 250,000 and the flop came 
. Bechrakis fired 250,000 and Grochulski called. On the 
turn, Bechrakis used a time bank then slid 500,000 in. Grochulski took his turn to use time extensions — two of them — then called. On the 
river, Bechrakis quickly jammed for 635,000 and Grochulski used another extension then called.
Bechrakis turned over 
and it Grochulski winged his cards to the muck. The dealer retrieved them and turned over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000
1,280,000
|
1,280,000 |
|
475,000
-1,181,000
|
-1,181,000 |