Tekin Spikes the River on Rafikov; Ercan Coolers Vlasov
Toni Kaukua raised to 16,000 in early position before Mesut Tekin three-bet to 45,000 in middle position. Danil Rafikov then moved all in for 205,000 in the big blind and Kaukua quickly folded. Tekin, though, tanked for nearly five minutes until Rafikov called the clock. Tekin allowed the timer to nearly reach zero before calling.
Danil Rafikov: A♠K♦ 
Mesut Tekin: A♥Q♥
Rafikov had Tekin dominated as both players hit an ace on the 8♦A♣7♠ flop. The turn was the J♦, but the river was the Q♠ and Tekin spiked two pair to send Rafikov to the rail.
At the same time at another table, Mustafa Ercan and Denis Vlasov were heads-up on a board of 2♦9♣3♥6♥A♥ when Ercan bet 30,000 from the small blind.
Vlasov then raised to 150,000 on the button and Ercan tanked for several minutes before moving all in for 370,000. Vlasov also took a few minutes before calling.
Ercan showed K♥10♥ for the nut flush and Vlasov mucked J♥4♥ as he handed over the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
870,000
451,000
|
451,000 |
|
750,000
428,000
|
428,000 |
|
130,000
-108,000
|
-108,000 |
|
Busted |