Aslan Doubles on the Soft Bubble
Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Aleksandr Chernikov jammed from the cutoff with a stack that covered the players behind him. Kemal Aslan made the call from the small blind for his remaining 225,000.
Kemal Aslan: A♥K♥
Aleksandr Chernikov: 10♥8♥
With just two spots remaining before the money and Day 2, Aslan needed his big slick to hold to give himself a good chance of advancing.
He found a promising flop in the form of K♣7♣4♣, which gave him top pair.
Chernikov was drawing dead after the 4♦ turn, as the K♦ river improved Aslan to an unnecessary full house, and he doubled through Chernikov.