Palandiuk Rivers Straight to Survive
Level 15
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded around to Vasyl Palandiuk, who pushed all in for 240,000 from the small blind. The big blind looked him up with a much bigger stack and it was off to the races.
Vasyl Palandiuk: 10♦8♣
Big Blind: A♠5♠
The big blind pulled way out ahead after pairing their ace on the 6♠9♠A♣ flop, leaving Palandiuk with just backdoor outs. The turn was the 5♣ and the 7♣ river completed Palandiuk's straight to give him the double up.