Quaaaaaaaads For Alexander Lavachev
Some poker players like to get involved early in a tournament in order to settle any nerves they may be harbouring. Alexander Lavachev is one such player.
From UTG+1 Amirpasha Sadineyad opened the betting with a raise to 250, whcih put the action onto Yury Gruzdev. He paused for a few moments before putting in a three-bet to 700. The rest of the active players folded in turn, until the action reached Lavachev in the big blind, who called.
The 
contained more diamonds than Jennifer Lopez's jewellery box and it was no surprise that the three players tapped the table and checked. The board became even worse when the 
landed on the turn to put a possible boat out there. Again, all three players checked.
The fifth and final community card was the 
and now Lavachev tested the waters with a bet of 1,250. Sadineyad immediately reached for chips but pondered all of his options for close to a minute before making the call. Gruzdev mucked his hand and the dealer asked for the cards of the active players to be revealed.
Lavachev: 
for quads
Sadineyad: mucked
"Nice start," said Peter Ockenden. Nice start indeed.