Yaroshevskyy In Chip Lead Contention After Big Double Off Bellande
Level 15
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 80,000 under the gun and Maher Nouira called in the cutoff. Igor Yaroshevskyy then three-bet to 400,000 in the big blind and Bellande moved all in. Nouira folded, but Yaroshevskyy snap-called for 1,685,000.
Igor Yaroshevskyy: A♥K♦ 
Jean-Robert Bellande: A♣Q♦
Yaroshevskyy had Bellande dominated, and the 7♦2♠3♠2♦J♠ board kept him in the lead with his king-kicker and earned him a double up that vaulted him in contention for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
|
1,700,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
1,200,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
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