Shornikau Doubles His Short Stack
Level 15
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Maksim Shornikau open-shoved from middle position with a short stack of around 100,000, good for five big blinds. The rest of the table folded before the big blind made the call with the covering stack.
Maksim Shornikau: Q♥5♦
Big Blind: A♣K♥
The board was very favorable for Shornikau as he flopped two pair on 7♠Q♣5♥10♠2♥ and held to win the pot, doubling his stack.
Elsewhere, four players have busted since the break, bringing the flight ever closer to the bubble.