Ivashkiv's Move Pays Off
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Igor Ivashkiv opened to 34,000, and on his left, Matvey Linov three-bet to 85,000. When it folded back to him, Ivashkiv moved all in for a total of 85,000. Linov was stumped and spent a few minutes thinking before deciding to call, and he was immediately pleased with his decision. Ivashkiv had been making a move with 
, so Linov's 
was in the lead. He had a big smile when the door card was an ace, but the 
flop left Ivashkiv with outs. And the 
turn gave him a few more. Linov's two pair had to dodge a king, nine, or eight to eliminate Ivashkiv. But the river was the 
. Ivashkiv banged the table and gave a fist pump before standing in the corner with his face a few inches from the wall to compose himself. Linov was visibly frustrated, but kept his composure as he sat back down and slid nearly all of his chips to Ivashkiv. Linov was left with 32,000.