Deuces Never Lose From Rajkovic
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Konstantyn Holskyi raised to 20,000 in the hijack, Adi Rajkovic moved all in for 177,000 in the small blind, and Holskyi called.
Adi Rajkovic: 2♠2♦
Konstantyn Holskyi: A♣J♣
Rajkovic needed his deuces to hold up to survive as the flop came 9♥8♦7♥, giving Holskyi a straight draw to go with his overcards. The turn was the 5♠, while the 8♥ fell on the river to give Rajkovic the double up.
"Deuces never loses," a tablemate said to Rajkovic.