Shevlyakov Doubles His Short Stack
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Aleksandr Shevlyakov was all in from under the gun with a short stack of 9,500 and was called by Andrius Tapinas, who had the bigger stack as players flipped their cards.
Aleksandr Shevlyakov: A♠Q♣
Andrius Tapinas: 6♠6♥
It was a classic coin flip situation and the board ran out J♣Q♠4♠2♦4♥ to give Shevlyakov a pair of queens on the flop, two pair with the fours on board. He won the pot and doubled his stack to bring himself back into the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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16,000
18,000
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18,000 |