Demidov Lays It Down
, Ivan Demidov's opponent fired out a bet of 3,000 -- a bit more than the size of the pot -- and Demidov brooded for about a minute before calling from the button. The river brought the
, and this time Demidov's opponent swiftly pushed out one yellow (5000) chip and a pink (1000) one. The Russian grimaced at the sight of the bet, and went deep into the tank. Finally Demidov folded, shaking his head and patting the felt as he did.The 2008 WSOP Main Event runner-up and 2008 WSOPE Main Event third-place finisher has 27,500 at the moment.