08-23-2009 20:05 UTC+3

Dovzhenko Takes the First Bite

[user66118]

From the button, Maxim Lykov raised to 220,000, and Alexander Dovzhenko came along with the call from the big blind.

The flop showed up {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{K-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

, and the action check-checked. Fourth street brought the {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

, and Dovzhenko conspicuously glanced at his chips before tapping the felt again. Lykov checked behind once more, and the river fell the {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

. Dovzhenko stacked out a bet of 350,000, and Lykov paused for just a quick second before making the call.

Alexander Dovzhenko tabled {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

for the nut flush, and that was plenty good to win him the first noteworthy pot of heads-up play.

Lykov - 5,405,000
Dovzhenko - 3,510,000