Winter is Having a Ball
In the previous hand, the board showed 
and Sean Winter checked before Fahredin Mustafov bet 4,400. Winter check-raised to 16,000 from the cutoff, Mustafov then used one of his time banks. Ultimately, Winter forced a fold, showing the 
.
One hand later, Winter opened to 500 from the hijack and Mustafov three-bet to 2,000 from one seat over. He looked over to Winter and cracked a smile, as did other players at the table, and Winter called. Winter ended up check-calling the 
flop for 2,000 and checked the 
turn as well. Mustafov now bet 5,000 and Winter check-raised to 16,000 once again.
Mustafov folded ... and was shown the again, causing more laughter at the table.
Nick Petrangelo then arrived at the table after just having signed up and said "Sean, what are you doing here? You didn't play any until this one?" which Winter confirmed, as he had just arrived here in Monte-Carlo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
23,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |