Cohen Makes First Elimination

Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Winner of the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event during EPT Barcelona in August, Lucien Cohen is in the field and has already eliminated a player.

From the hijack, he opened to 300, then was raised to 1,600 by Azamat Tulepbergenov in the cutoff. Cohen called, and discovered a 6?4?J? flop.

Tulepbergenov, bet 2,000, but Cohen raised to 6,500. Then Tulepbergenov moved all in with the starting stack, and Cohen called.

Azamat Tulepbergenov: Q?Q?
Lucien Cohen: J?J?

Cohen hit a set on the flop, and it held after the turn 2? and the river 9?. "I knew he had a big pair. I even thought he had aces," Cohen said, while Tulepbergenov was leaving the tournament area.