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08-21-2009 15:20 UTC+2

Simonyan Survives

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With the board showing {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{Q-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

, Nikita Nikolaev announced he was all in. He had his opponent, Arthur Simonyan, well covered. Simonyan didn't wait long, however, before calling, turning over {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{Q-Diamonds}

for top pair. Nikolaev showed {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{9-Diamonds}

for an open-ended straight draw.

The turn was the {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

and the river the {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

, and Simonyan survives with 205,000. Nikolaev now has 265,000.