Skripkin Almost Cracks Dato's Aces
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
In a preflop confrontation Andrea Dato was all in from the hijack with a stack of 128,000 and up against Maksim Skripkin in the big blind who covered.
Andrea Dato: A♣A♥
Maksim Skripkin: K♦Q♦
Skripkin took a massive lead with top two pair on the K♣Q♠9♦ flop. The 8♦ turn changed nothing for either player but the 8♥ river paired the board to give Dato aces up and he scored a full double up through Skripkin who was left with just 15 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
268,000 | 120,000 |
|
120,000 | -77,000 |