Shalaumov Chases Them Away
Level 4
: 150/300, 25 ante
On a flop of 
, Oleg Shalaumov checked in the big blind. A player in middle position bet 1,000 and got two calls. Shalaumov woke up with a raise to 3,500 and that was enough to chase everyone to the muck.
Shalaumov bested the formidable Pete Chen heads up to win a preliminary event here for nearly $14,000 and he's looking to add to his success here in Korea.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
, Wei Hsiang Yeu checked from under the gun and Ikmyung Choi bet 1,600 from the hijack. Yeu called.
and both players checked. Yeu quickly flipped over 
for aces with a nine, but was second best to Choi's 
, so Choi raked in the chips.
for the nut flush.
and the small blind checked. Linh Tran bet 1,700 from the big blind, Tsuyoshi Muranaka folded from under the gun, and Simon Burns called from the button.
and Tran bet again, 6,500 this time. After a bit of thought, Burns folded and Tran took the chips. 
flop, and he shoved all in for 17,425. The small blind quickly folded but Lin thought about two minutes and called.
, so An doubled up with two pair.
