Shabalin Gets Lucky to Survive
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Vladimir Shabalin open-jammed from the cutoff for 315,000 and Naim Ouachekradi re-jammed with a covering stack from the button, getting folds from the rest of the table.
Vladimir Shabalin: A♣4♠
Naim Ouachekradi: A♦Q♠
Shabalin was in bad shape and remained so after the K♠9♠2♦ flop, but the 4♣ came off on the turn, leading Ouachekradi to tap the table in frustration, and that frustration only increased after the 4♦ river sent Shabalin the pot with trip fours.
As he raked in the pot, Shabalin sheepishly said "Pardon" to his opponent in his best French accent, to which Ouachekradi laughed and said "Niet, no pardon".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
650,000
-370,000
|
-370,000 |