Desset Loses Chips Against Skobelev and Karmatckii
Level 29
: 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Dominik Desset raised to four million with 
from the cutoff and Albert Skobelev called from the small blind with 
. On a flop of 
Skobelev bet four million, Desset called.
On the 
turn, Skobelev made it 10 million to go and Desset folded.
Soon after, Arsenii Karmatckii raised from the cutoff and Desset defended the big blind with 
. The flop of 
saw a check by Desset and a bet of five million from Desset with top pair. After the 
turn Desset checked again and Karmatckii fired a second bet of 13 million, Desset called after some consideration.
The 
river saw both players check and Karmatckii tabled 
as winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000,000 | 26,000,000 |
|
49,000,000 | -28,500,000 |
|
42,000,000 | 5,000,000 |