Nagygyorgy Doubles Koutoupas
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
On a board of 
Ivan Stefanovic checked from the big blind. Tibor Nagygyorgy bet 22,500 from the under the gun position and next door neighbor Sotirios Koutoupas made the call with just 29,500 behind. Stefanovic folded.
The river came the and Nagygyorgy bet 17,000. Koutoupas shoved all in for 29,500 and Nagygyorgy opened his cards without adding any chips. Koutoupas asked if Nagygyorgy called, and the latter said that was indeed what he was doing. Koutoupas than showed 
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The tournament director was called by the dealer as it was unclear to him what the protocol was for a showdowned hand without the proper chips in place. The ruling was eventually that Nagygyorgy indeed needed to add the extra 12,500 to call, and Koutoupas doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
31,100
|
31,100 |
|
21,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |