Kulev Chips Up
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
In a hand that went well into the break, Salim El Boustani raised to 500 from the middle position and was called by Alex Kulev in the hijack. Marcin Lesniewski three-bet to 1,300 in the cutoff. Action folded back to El Boustani who made the call. Kulev took some time but also made the call in the end.
The flop came 
, it was checked to Lesniewski who continued with a bet of 3,300 which only Kulev called.
The turn was the 
, Kulev check-called the 6,000 continuation-bet of Lesniewski.
The river completed the board with the 
, Kulev contemplated for a bit and then took over the initiative by betting 8,800. Lesniewski considered his options for a while and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | |
|
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
19,200
-10,800
|
-10,800 |
|
17,800
-12,200
|
-12,200 |