Kovalevskiy Chips Up
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Niklas Vakkuri opened from the hijack to 9,000. Serafim Kovalevskiy three-bet to 20,000 from the button before Abhishek Rathod four-bet to 64,000 from the big blind.
Vakkuri folded and Kovalevskiy tanked for a minute before he called.
Both players checked after the 
came on the flop.
Rathod checked again after the 
came on the turn. Kovalevskiy tanked for nearly two minutes before he bet 40,000 and Rathod called.
Rathod checked once again after the 
completed the board on the river. Kovalevskiy was back into the tank for a minute or two before he bet 70,000.
It was Rathod's turn to tank and after a few minutes, he folded.
Kovalevskiy turned over 
and his opponent tapped the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
130,000
103,100
|
103,100 |