Achour Leaves Buhaiov Short
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Justus Held opened to 60,000 from under the gun and Maher Achour moved all in for 445,000 from the cutoff. Nazar Buhaiov then moved all in for 710,000 from the big blind, forcing out Held and leaving Maher at risk.
Maher Achour: K♣J♣
Nazar Buhaiov: J♠J♥
Achour got exactly what he needed with top pair on the K♠10♠4♠ flop. He remained ahead on the 3♥ turn and 9♦ river to score a full double up at the expense of Buhaiov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000 | -821,000 |
|
995,000 | 570,000 |
|
265,000 | -419,000 |