Roiter Backdoors a Straight to Double
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised under the gun to 80,000 with Gha Iakobishvili calling from the small blind, and Klemens Roiter defending his big blind.
When it got to Skhulukhiya on the 2♥K♥4♠ flop, he fired out a continuation-bet of 105,000. Iakobishvili called before Roiter check-raised to 570,000. Skhulukhiya jammed over the top for 1,300,000, which caused Iakobishvili to fold. Roiter called for his last 100,000 and the players showed their holdings.
Klemens Roiter: 4♥3♥ 
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya: K♠J♠
Skhulukhiya had top pair against the pair and flush draw of Roiter.
Roiter added a straight draw on the A♦ turn, and he managed to spike the straight when the 5♦ completed the runout, earning him the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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|
1,800,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
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|
650,000
600,000
|
600,000 |