Two Pair for Poddubnii
Level 30
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
On a flop of 3♠8♥4♣, Artiom Poddubnii check-raised to 1,075,000 from the big blind. Levan Rcheulishvili called in middle position to find the K♦ on the turn.
Both players decided to check on this card and moved on to the river A♠. Poddubnii checked, and Rcheulishvili bet 500,000. But again, Poddubnii checked-raised, this time for all his 2,575,000 chips. Rcheulishvili seemed desperate, but called.
Artiom Poddubnii: K♠8♣
Levan Rcheulishvili: Q♦Q♠
Poddubnii hit a pair on the flop and a second one on the turn to beat Rcheulishvili's queens and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,625,000
2,375,000
|
2,375,000 |
|
||
|
5,800,000
-4,350,000
|
-4,350,000 |