Alkalay Backs into a Boat vs Massimov
Level 2
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
On the J♠10♣8♠ flop, with three players involved, the player in the big blind had around 7,000 in front of him when Adi Alkalay jammed for 30,300 from the hijack. Sukhrat Massimov, in the small blind, put in another raise to 62,000, which forced the big blind out.
Adi Alkalay: 8♣8♥
Sukhrat Massimov: Q♦9♦
Massimov had already won the majority of Alkalay's stack earlier in the level, and now had the chance to win the rest if he could avoid the board pairing.
The 2♥ turn was about as safe as it could have been for Massimov. However, the 2♦ river was anything but, as Alkalay improved to a full house and climbed back to almost the starting stack.