Bednar Can't Get Rid of Sandev
Georgi Sandev raised to 40,000 under the gun and Zhong Chen flicked in his last 5,000 from the cutoff. Jan Bednar and Maxim Lykov came along from the blinds to create a bigger side pot.
The flop fell 
and Sandev continued with a bet of 40,000. Bednar check-raised to 125,000 which got Lykov out of the hand, but Sandev called.
The turn brought the 
and Bednar sized up a bet of 190,000. Sandev still called and the 
completed the board. Bednar slid out a stack of 500,000, putting Sandev to the test for his remaining 362,000. After much deliberation and an incoming headache, Sandev dropped in a call.
Bednar turned over 
for a missed straight draw while Sandev held 
to claim the massive side pot. Chen, meanwhile, was ecstatic to table his 
for top pair to win the main pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,414,000 | 1,014,000 |
|
1,070,000 | -680,000 |
|
40,000 | -116,000 |