2017 PokerStars Festival Bucharest

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Bucharest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
€117,707
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€706,560
Entries
736
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Ozdemir Four-bet Folds to Grafton's Shove

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Anil Ozdemir opened to 400,000 and Sam Grafton three-bet to 1,335,000. Ozdemir then four-bet to 3,000,000.

Grafton moved all in and Ozdemir quickly folded. Grafton has opened another gap in the chip counts between the two players.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
15,500,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Profile photo of Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
6,500,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

Ozdemir Rivers Straight; Gets Paid

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised to 280,000 and Anil Ozdemir called. The flop was {J-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Ozdemir checked. Grafton bet 305,000 and Ozdemir called, before both players checked the {2-Clubs} on the turn.

The river was the {9-Spades} and Ozdemir overbetted the pot with a bet of 2,100,000. Grafton was taken back by the sizing but eventually called it off.

Ozdemir quickly showed {10-Spades}{7-Spades} for the rivered straight and a frustrated Grafton showed {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
13,180,000
-2,320,000
-2,320,000
Profile photo of Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
8,870,000
2,320,000
2,320,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton

Grafton Scoops Monster Pot to Take Chiplead

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Anil Ozdemir raised to 300,000 and Sam Grafton three-bet to 1,050,000. Ozdemir called.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Grafton checked and Ozdemir bet 800,000. Grafton called.

The turn was the {3-Hearts}. Grafton checked and Ozdemir bet 1,475,000. Grafton called.

The river was the {a-Spades}. Grafton checked for a third time and Ozdemir bet 3,550,000. Grafton swiftly called.

Ozdemir showed {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a set of sixes, but Grafton had turned a flush with {2-Hearts}{5-Hearts} to win the pot and take the chiplead for the first time in this heads-up contest.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
15,500,000
7,450,000
7,450,000
Profile photo of Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
6,550,000
-7,450,000
-7,450,000
Day 3 Chip Leader

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton

Grafton Doubles Through Ozdemir

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton

Sam Grafton raised to 260,000, Anil Ozdemir three-bet to 950,000, and Grafton called. On the {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop, Ozdemir continued for 750,000 and Grafton came along with the call.

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and Ozdemir paused. After twenty seconds, he shoved all in and Grafton snap-called it off for his remaining 2,460,000.

Anil Ozdemir: {10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Sam Grafton: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

Ozdemir made a play with ten-deuce but ran into the pocket queens of Grafton. The Turk still had outs to win the tournament outright if he would catch a deuce, seven or ten on the river.

"Doyle Brunson?" asked Grafton.

"I love Doyle Brunson!" pipped Ozdemir.

The dealer burned and turned the river to reveal the {A-Spades}, and Grafton netted a full double-up.

"Nice match!" Ozdemir said shortly after the hand.

"Let's play on for a while," responded Grafton.

"Doyle Brunson hurts," Ozdemir said, realizing he lost a chunk of his stack with Brunson's trademarked hand.

"You need to be Doyle to make it work," lectured Grafton.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
14,000,000
-4,050,000
-4,050,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
8,050,000
4,050,000
4,050,000

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton

Grafton Claws His Way Back

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

After exchanging a few pots back and forth Anil Ozdemir opened to 320,000 and Sam Grafton defended his big blind.

The pair checked a flop of {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Grafton bet 280,000 on the {2-Hearts} turn. Ozdemir called.

Both players checked the {9-Spades} river and Grafton won the pot with {6-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Grafton is back to around four million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
18,050,000
-980,000
-980,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
4,000,000
930,000
930,000

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton

Grafton Can't Shake Ozdemir

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Anil Ozdemir
Anil Ozdemir

Sam Grafton raised to 260,000 and Anil Ozdemir defended. The flop was {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Ozdemir check-called 315,000 from Grafton.

On the {3-Hearts} turn, Ozdemir checked and Grafton bet a hefty 1,600,000. Ozdemir didn't flinch and called after five seconds. Both players then quickly checked the {4-Hearts} on the river.

Ozdemir showed {A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for a weak ace-high. It was enough, as Grafton nodded in acknowledgement and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Anil Olgun Ozdemir tr
Anil Olgun Ozdemir
19,030,000
1,030,000
1,030,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
3,070,000
-1,030,000
-1,030,000

Tags: Anil Olgun OzdemirSam Grafton