Straight Over Straight
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The pot stood at approximately 145,000 with two players looking at a board that read 8♦J♦10♦9♠.
Both Markkos Ladev, in the hijack, and Dmitrii Nazarov, in the cutoff, checked to the 10♣ on the river. Ladev bet out 160,000 and Nazarov called. Ladev tabled K♥Q♥ for a king-high straight, while Nazarov mucked face up showing Q♣Q♦, for a queen-high straight.