Petleshkov Doubles Up Early
Level 29
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
In just the second hand of the day, Viktor Kovachev raised to 130,000 under the gun and Viliyan Petleshkov moved his short stack into the middle for a total of 760,000. The action folded back around to Kovachev who made the call.
It was a race situation with Petleshkov holding 
and Kovachev showing 
. The board ran out 
and Petleshkov held on to double up through his Belarussian counterpart.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,705,000
-780,000
|
-780,000 |
|
||
|
1,660,000
820,000
|
820,000 |