Avramidis Doubles Into the Chip Lead
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Ivaylo Sivinov opened the action with a raise to 225,000 from the hijack and Makarios Avramidis on the button three-bet to 500,000. Jonathan Khalifa in the big blind was in the think tank and reluctantly folded, while Sivinov called after some consideration.
On the 
flop, Sivinov checked and called a bet of 450,000 by Avramidis before both players checked the 
on the turn. The 
appeared on the river and Sivinov moved all in. Avramidis called for 1.8 million and Sivinov turned over 
for trips nines, which Avramidis had beat with 
for a king-high flush.
"I had pocket tens," Khalifa added in table chat and dropped to second place just before Avramidis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000
3,050,000
|
3,050,000 |
|
||
|
5,500,000 | |
|
||
|
1,750,000
-2,430,000
|
-2,430,000 |