Quads for Alvarado
Dragan Kostic opened under-the-gun plus one to 525 and he received a call from his next door neighbor Greek qualifier Ioannis Triantafyllakis. The cutoff came along for the party as well, and so did Jeffrey Hakim in the small blind. A big pot was already building but things were about to get even bigger as JC Alvarado squeezed for 3,700 from the big blind. Kostic made the call and behind him Triantafyllakis reluctantly went all in for 9,300. Action quickly folded to Alvarado who was informed how much it was to him. Now Alvarado announced all in and Kostic folded with a smile.
Bad news for Alvarado since his 
was in bad shape against Triantafyllakis' 
. Things would soon change though as the dealer put out the 
flop giving Alvarado a set. Triantafyllakis would be drawing dead by the time the turn was out as the 
hit the table making Alvarado quads. The useless 
completed the board but by that time Triantafyllakis was already gone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Busted |