Ivanov Doubles as State Scouts the Room For Him
Hugo De La Fouchardiere raised to 60,000 in the cutoff before Lyudmil Ivanov three-bet to 515,000 in the small blind. De La Fouchardiere then moved all in.
"I'll check for you," Adrian State told Ivanov as he got up to see if there were any all-ins at other tables.
"Big pot there," State told him, pointing at the adjacent table where Bruno Fuentes and Jorge Abreu were heads up on a flop of 5♠A♠2♣. Fuentes had bet 40,000 from the cutoff, Abreu raised to 125,000 in the big blind, and Fuentes called.
Abreu bet another 280,000 on the 2♠ turn, and Fuentes again called. Abreu then bet 75,000 on the 6♠ river, and Fuentes called once more, only for Abreu to show Q♠J♥ for a flush to win the pot.
That wasn't an all-in, but there was an elimination on the feature table, and Ivanov waited for confirmation before committing his last 665,000.
Lyudmil Ivanov: 6♦6♥ 
Hugo De La Fouchardiere: A♣K♦
Ivanov needed his pair to hold up to survive, and he dodged the 8♥2♠4♥7♦9♠ board to earn the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
|
1,300,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
600,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
725,000
|
725,000 |