08-22-2009 21:35 UTC+3

Straight Ahead for Lykov

Shamus

Maxim Lykov

Maxim Lykov opened with a raise from late position and got a couple of callers, including Vadim Markushevski, creating a total pot of 178,000. The flop came {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{8-Hearts}

{3-Spades}

. It checked to Lykov who continued for 88,000, and only Markushevski called.

The turn brought the {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

and both players checked. The river was the {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

-- a third spade, and pairing the board, too. Markushevski bet 200,000, and Lykov quickly called.

Markushevski showed a pair of tens, but was beat by Lykov's 7-6 which made him a straight. That one moves Lykov back up to 1.95 million, just ahead of Markushevski who drops to a little more than 1.9 million.