Hands #61-63: Big Stacks Tangle; Buchanan Doubles
Hand #61: From the cutoff, Koray Aldemir opened with a raise to 100,000 holding 
. The button is on Maria Lampropulos and she was holding 
, prompting a call. In the small blind, Shawn Buchanan was holding 
and he folded, as did Adalfer Morales Gamarra in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Aldemir was first to act. He checked with top pair. Lampropulos then bet 125,000. Aldemir called.
The turn was the 
and Aldemir checked again. Lapropulos checked behind. The river was the 
, pairing the board. Aldemir checked again, and Lampropulos checked behind. Aldemir's hand was best with his pair of queens and the threes on the board and he took down the pot.
Hand #62: Oleg Titov opened with a raise holding 
from early position. Maria Lampropulos was in the cutoff, holding 
and she just called.
The flop came down 
and Titov checked to Lampropulos who bet 115,000. Titov decided to fold and Lampropulos won the pot.
Hand #63: Oleg Titov opened with a raise to 125,000 from under the gun with 
. Action folded around to the cutoff where Shawn Buchanan looked down at 
. Buchanan moved all in for 1,110,000. Action folded back to Titov and he asked for a count. He took his time and eventually decided to all.
The flop came down 
which put Buchanan into the lead. The turn was the 
thought which gave him an up and down straight draw. The river was the though which was a blank. That meant that Buchanan's pair of kings were best and that allowed him to double up while Titov was left with under 600,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,335,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
|
||
|
595,000
-1,255,000
|
-1,255,000 |