Shchukin Doubles Through Lappo
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Vladimir Lappo and Oleksii Shchukin were both in the blinds, and after some preflop action. the chips went in the middle, leaving Shchukin at risk for his stack of around 265,000.
Oleksii Shchukin: A♣9♥ 
Vladimir Lappo: 4♠4♥
Shchukin needed to win a flip, and got off to a pretty good start as the 9♦2♣6♦ flop gave him top pair. No fours arrived on the Q♣10♥ runout, and Shchukin doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
550,000
250,000
|
250,000 |