Konstantinos Nanos Takes Overall Chip Lead With Massive Elimination of Dominik Bosnjak

Photo: Konstantinos Nanos

A wild hand has just seen the players reach the stone bubble, while Konstantinos Nanos Has soared to the overall chip lead of the tournament.

Nanos raises under-the-gun to 23,000 and gets three-bet to 60,000 by Dominik Bosnjak in the big blind. Nanos calls and the fireworks are about to really begin.

The flop comes and Bosnjak bets 40,000. Nanos raises to 125,000, and Bosnjak moves all in for a bit over 300,000.

Nanos calls and reveals the incredible holding that is about to deliver Bosnjak one of the most painful beats of his poker career.

Dominik Bosnjak:
Konstantinos Nanos:

Bosnjak is ahead with his queens, but has to fade a straight from Nanos’ five-four offsuit.

The turn is the giving Bosnjak trip queens and making what’s about to come on the river that much more painful.

The dealer places the on the board, completing Nanos’ straight and giving him a huge pot which sends his stack over 1,500,000, surpassing the 1,360,000 collected by Andras Matrai on Day 1C.

Play is now just one elimination away from bursting the bubble and sending the final 39 players on to Day 2 and into the money.

Konstantinos Nanos – 1,515,000 (151 bb)
Dominik Bosnjak – eliminated