12-02-2009 16:39 UTC+2

Zaytsev Doubles to Take the Lead

[user46392]

An enormous hand over at Table 18.

Ilya Gorodetskiy, editor of Pokernews UK & Europe magazine, opened with a cheeky raise, holding pocket tens. Jean Goncalves called behind, but Evgeniy Zaytsev in the small blind reraised. Gorodetskiy passed his tens ("I knew I was right," he said afterwards), but Goncalves made the call, and they saw a flop.

Flop: {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{5-Spades}

Zaytsev bet out, and again Goncalves called. They proceeded.

Turn: {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

There was around 30,000 in the pot by this point. Zaytsev moved all in for 25,000. Goncalves called.

Zaytsev: {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{K-Diamonds}

Goncalves: {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{4-Spades}

River:

{9-Hearts}

A very relieved Zaytsev doubled to 80,000 - as far as we can see, that's the biggest stack in the room right now. Goncalves is still in, on 15,000.

Tags: Evgeniy Zaytsev