Lunkin is a Man of Mystery
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Anatoly Filatov opened the action from the hijack, which prompted a three-bet from Vitaly Lunkin in the cutoff. The rest of the field folded, Filatov four-bet to 130,000, and Lunkin made the call, which brought about a flop of 
.
Filatov was first to act and bet 80,000, which Lunkin called. After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Filatov led out for 110,000 and Lunkin immediately announced that he was all in for 476,000. Filatov seemed tortured by the resistance, and he tanked a solid four minutes before releasing his hand.
Lunkin then turned over just the 
, and a look of bewilderment crossed Filatov's face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000 | -250,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 285,000 |