Alajmi Gets Rivered
Level 22
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
After a middle position raise to 300,000 and three calls, four players saw the flop come down 4♥A♥2♥. Abdullah Alajmi was first to act in the small blind and chose to lead out for 500,000. The big blind and cutoff folded, but Sergey Tikhonov called on the button with around 400,000 behind.
When the J♠ hit the turn, Alajmi bet 400,000, and Tikhonov called for the rest of his chips.
Sergey Tikhonov : K♥Q♠ 
Abdullah Alajmi: A♠6♥
Alajmi's top pair was in the lead, but Tikhonov had a flush and straight draws working for him. The J♥ fell on the river, and Alajmi bashed the table in frustration of Tikhonov spiking the flush on the river to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
2,300,000
975,000
|
975,000 |