Vladimir Troyanovsky Eliminated in 2nd Place ($792,180)
Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 125,000 on the button with two kings, Vanessa Selbst three-bet to 290,000 with , and Troyanovskiy tanked for the better part of a minute before four-betting to 550,000. Selbst moved all in for effectively 1.735 million, and Troyanovskiy snapped it off.
Selbst's rail cheered for an ace, but the flop changed nothing.
The final table area became quiet as the turned, and Selbst, who had stood up to sweat the hand, sat back down to start cutting out chips.
Selbst shot back up out of her chair when the spiked on the river however, making her the winner of the $25,000 High Roller.
"I'll take it," she said with a shocked look on her face. "I'd rather be lucky than good."
Troyanovskiy was still smiling in defeat, and for good reason - he's earned over one million dollars at the 2013 PCA.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vanessa Selbst |
10,200,000
1,745,000
|
1,745,000 |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Busted |