Sticky Skhirtladze

Tamazi Skhirtladze raised to 1,200 from middle position before Aleksei Gortikov made it 5,500 from the big blind. Skhirtladze called.

The flop came 3♥K♠9♥, and Gortikov kept up the aggression with a bet of 4,000, which Skhirtladze called. The 7♠ on the turn did not slow down the action, as Gortikov fired again for 15,000. Just like on the previous street, Skhirtladze was going nowhere and made the call.

The action finally slowed down on the Q♠ river, with both players checking.

Gortikov tabled ace-high with A♦10♥, but it was no good against Skhirtladze's 6♣3♣, which had flopped a pair of threes.