Kovalchuk Cracks Aleksic's Kings for Double-Up
Level 14
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Filip Aleksic raised to 50,000 in the cutoff. Oleksii Kovalchuk then moved all in for 164,000 in the small blind, and Aleksic quickly called.
Oleksii Kovalchuk: A♣Q♠J♦6♣ 
Filip Aleksic: K♥K♦5♥2♣
Kovalchuk flopped a flush draw on 9♣4♠5♣ and turned the best pair with the A♠. The 6♥ river improved him to two pair, securing him the pot and doubling his dire stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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430,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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358,000
158,000
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158,000 |
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