Vaskaboinikau Short After Doubling Khorchidian to Chip Lead
Nichan Khorchidian raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and was met with a three-bet to 475,000 by Mikalai Vaskaboinikau on the button. It folded back to Khorchidian, who flicked in a call.
He then checked the 8♣Q♥4♥ flop to Vaskaboinikau, who continued for 375,000. Khorchidian called to the 8♥ turn, which he also checked.
Vaskaboinikau upped the ante to 525,000, which Khorchidian raised to 1,800,000. Vaskaboinikau then made a massive shove, and Khorchidian snapped off his 4,050,000 chips.
Nichan Khorchidian: A♥10♥ 
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: K♠Q♦
Vaskaboinikau needed a queen or eight to best the flush of Khorchidian, but the river came the 9♥ instead. Khorchidian doubled to a gargantuan stack of eight figures, leaving Vaskaboinikau with just over ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000,000
5,225,000
|
5,225,000 |
|
850,000
5,120,000
|
5,120,000 |