Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
In a three-bet pot, Matous Houzvicek bet 80,000 on a 
flop and Kartik Ved called. The turn was the 
and this time Houzvicek checked.
Ved bet 248,000 and Houzvicek called. The river was the 
and Houzvicek checked again. This time Ved moved all in for 457,000.
Houzvicek thought, asked for a count and eventually folded.
"Bad river," he said. "Maybe it saves me."
Would you believe me if I said that I had 
?" said Ved.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
990,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
||
and 300,000 in the middle already, Leonid Bilokur checked to Daniil Kiselev who bet 180,000.
flop was out and three players were still in. Yury Masliankou, who was sat in the big blind, checked and Valery Yantsevich in middle position also checked. Georgiy Komarov then bet 35,000 on the button and Masliankou upped it to 85,000. Yantsevich and Komarov both called and there was already a hefty pot in the middle and three players still in, going to the turn.
and after Masliankou checked, Yantsevich moved all in. This got Komarov out of the way but not Masliankou.
, giving Masliankou the flush and the chips.
and they held on the 
runout, rivering a set to send his opponent to the rail.
flop, putting him miles ahead at this point. The 
turn gave Tsapko a few more outs but none of them came on the 
river. Kabanekov stood up, took a photo of the hand and then did a little dance in celebration, right before the Tournament Director came over to break the table.
