Vlad the Impaler

After an open from the reliably aggressive Farid Jattin, the action escalated when Vladislav Mezheritsky three-bet jammed for his last 920,000.

Jattin could afford the call with his huge stack, but he asked for a count first to be sure he wanted to make the call, before plunking a stack forward to put Mezheritsky at risk.

Showdown:

Mezheritsky:
Jattin

The two were racing for a pot worth more than 2 million, and when the flop came Jattin's nines surged out to an early lead.

Turn:

"Yes!" exclaimed Mezheritsky at the sight of the prettiest lady he'll likely see anytime soon. "Deuce!"

The dealer did not deliver the deuce he called for, but Mezheritsky was just as happy to see the fall on the river. He won a big flip to stay in contention for this WPT Main Event Championship, while Jattin was forced to ship a wing of his chip castle across the table.