Kazantsev Gets Paid on the River
Level 5
: Blinds 700/1,500, 1,500 ante
Stepan Kiba raised to 3,000 from the hijack and was called by Artem Kazantsev on the button and small blind Sergei Efimov.
The flop came 
and action checked to Kazantsev, who fired out 3,500. Only Efimov called and both players checked the 
turn.
Efimov again checked when the river came the 
, and this time Kazantsev assembled a bet of 16,000. Efimov quickly threw in the chips to call and Kazantsev turned over 
for rivered two pair. Efimov threw his cards into the muck and surrendered the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
250,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |