Shimelfarb Picks off Ghanem
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
A blind-on-blind battle between Saad Ghanem in the small blind and Gennady Shimelfarb in the big blind saw each player commit 150,000 before a flop of 
came. Ghanem checked to Shimelfarb, who bet 150,000. Ghanem called.
Both players checked the turn 
to bring the river 
. Ghanem bet 125,000 and Shimelfarb instantly dropped a chip forward to call.
Ghanem tabled 
for queens up with a jack kicker. Shimelfarb showed 
for trip queens and had the pot shipped his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,510,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
1,330,000
395,000
|
395,000 |