Up, Then Down for Zaric

Imre Karpati, under the gun, checked a 9c 2d 8c flop to Milan Zaric on the button. Zaric bet 60,000, and Karpati now check-raised to 150,000. Call.

Both players checked the Ah turn, and come the Ks river, Karpati bet out 130,000. Undeterred, Zaric raised to 290,000 - and a moment later Karpati had folded. He's lost over half his stack in the hour or so since his enormous double up through Marcin Mucha.

Zaric won that pot, but he lost the chips back a few minutes later. Andreas Zauner had opened to 50,000 under the gun and Zaric had flat-called when Ferenc Bartha shoved for 274,000 from the button. Zauner folded, but after a little soul searching, Zaric made the call.

Bartha: Ac Ts

Zaric: Kd Qs

Board: 6h 4d 3d 3c 9d

Though Zaric called spiritedly for a backdoor flush on the flop, none of his cards came in and Bartha doubled through.

"OK," said a railer.

"It's not OK!" cried Zaric cheerfully, "I lose!"