06-27-2008 21:26 UTC-7

From A to Z for Andrey Zaichenko

Shamus

Andrey Zaichenko just experienced the ups and downs of no-limit hold'em in two successive hands.

We picked up the first one on the river. The board showed {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{7-Spades}

{Q-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

. With the pot already large, Joe Commisso made a 75,000 bet and Zaichenko called. Commisso showed {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{7-Hearts}

, and Zaichenko mucked. Commisso was up to 470,000, while Zaichenko had slipped to 70,000.

On the next hand, Zaichenko pushed all of his chips in from the cutoff with {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{5-Diamonds}

and was called by Philip Sparta who held {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{J-Spades}

. Zaichenko had Sparta covered. The flop came {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{Q-Spades}

{5-Spades}

, giving Zaichenko quads and a lock on the hand. Sparta is out, and Zaichenko is back up to 140,000.

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Philip Sparta