Abelmasov Doubles; Di Ceglie Passes Half a Million
Igor Abelmasov opened up the action from the hijack and was three-bet to 27,000 by Viktoria Shalneva out of the big blind. Abelmasov four-bet to 70,000, and after thinking it over, Shalneva five-bet ripped it, covering Abelmasov. Abelmasov called for his stack of 279,000.
Viktoria Shalneva: 10♥10♣ 
Igor Abelmasov: A♥K♠
Shalneva needed her pocket tens to hold to increase her stack to over 600,000 and send Abelmasov to the rail.
Shalneva remained ahead on the J♣4♠J♥ flop, but the A♦ turn propelled Abelmasov into the lead with top pair. A 5♣ completed the board and Abelmasov doubled through Shalneva.
At a nearby table, Pasquale Di Ceglie dragged in a massive pot after finding himself on the right side of a classic preflop cooler, with his AxAx holding up against an opponent’s KxKx, boosting his stack to around 600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
470,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |