Filatov Wants to be the Bully
Marco Slacanac raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Anatoly Filatov called in the big blind.
"He's a bully, especially against me!" Filatov said to the PokerNews live reporting team.
The flop came down 
, Filatov check-called the 2,000 continuation-bet of Slacanac.
The turn brought them the 
, Filatov now check-called the 5,000 bet of Slacanac.
The river completed the board with the 
, Filatov took over the initiative now by leading out for 10,000. Slacanac considered it for a bit and then called. Filatov tabled 
for the rivered straight.
"Queen?" Filatov asked Slacanac, Slacanac nodded and then showed the 
.
"I'm going to be the bully now," Filatov said. "This table is crazy! Viktor (Blom) three-bet to 20,000 on a raise!"
"I thought the yellows were 1,000!" Blom said apologetically with a small grin while shrugging his shoulders.
"Yeah, I thought it was nice sizing," Filatov responded with a huge smile on his face. "Look at that stack, he's got like 900 big blinds now! It's ridiculous!" Filatov exclaimed referring to Slacanac's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
452,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
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|
140,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
121,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
100,400
400
|
400 |
|
82,500
-15,900
|
-15,900 |
|
66,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
Busted | |
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