The Greeks Collide – Ampelikiotis Takes The Lead
Level 38: 300,000/600,000 (600,000)
Entries: 4/2045
Theodoros Ampelikiotis opened the action from the cutoff to 1.2 million, only to face a shove from his fellow Greek and chip leader, Nikolaos Konstas, shoved for 19.4 million effective. After a moment’s thought, Ampelikiotis called, and they revealed their hands:
- Theodoros Ampelikiotis: Q♣Q♠
- Nikolaos Konstas: K♠J♠
The flop 4♠7♠3♥ gave Konstas a flush draw, putting Ampelikiotis’ pocket queens at risk. The 9♣ turn kept Theodoros ahead, and the river 2♣ dashed Konstas’ hopes for a flush.
Ampelikiotis scoops this massive pot, seizing the chip lead from Konstas, who was looking to apply pressure but instead shifted his chips across the table.
Theodoros Ampelikiotis – 40,000,000
Nikolaos Konstas – 32,000,000
