Gortikov Doubles Through Chip Leader

Stewart Morrison

Level 26 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

'Kenar' opened to 300,000 on the button and faced a three-bet shove of 1,175,000 from Aleksei Gortikov in the big blind.

"This would be a big gamble, gamble" 'Kenar' said before choosing to call.

Aleksei Gortikov: A♣K♠ All in
'Kenar': 5♥4♦

The preflop favourite, Gortikov held on as the dealer provided a J♥10♠7♣8♦K♦ board.