Tudor Purice Eliminated in 14th Place (€28,710)
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Georgios Karakousis opened to 40,000 from early position, Tudor Purice three-bet to 104,000 on the button, and the action folded back to Karakousis, who called.
The flop fell 
, Karakousis checked, Purice fired 105,000, and Karakousis check-raised to 210,000. Purice called.
The turn was the 
, Karakousis led out for 200,000, Purice moved all in for 565,000, and the Greek immediately called.
Purice: 
Karakousis: 
Purice needed a diamond to survive and he received the 
on the river, but it gave Karakousis fours full of eights. Purice was eliminated, while Karakousis is up over 2.2 million.
Análise de Mãos
As Karakousis' action on the flop demonstrates, the check-raise often represents strength. Here Karakousis check-raised with a set of fours, earning a call from Purice and keeping him interested in the hand going forward. Then after Purice picked up the nut flush draw on the turn, he was ready to risk his tournament life and Karakaousis' hand ultimately remained best. Read more about check-raising for value at Learn.PokerNews.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,233,000 | 876,000 |
|
Eliminado |
, giving Rossiter a leading pair of aces. The Aussie held as the turn and river came 
, 
respectively, and Neophytou was eliminated.
completed the board, both players checked to Etayo again, and he fired out 282,000. Vagner folded, Ylitalo called, and Etayo tabled 
