Allahverdiyev's River Shove Gets Through
Level 7
: 9,000/18,000, 18,000 ante
With the flop down, 
, two players checked before Maksin Misura bet 70,000 from early position. Orkhan Allahverdiyev made the call, and they went heads-up to the turn after the other two players in the pot folded.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked. When the river came the 
, Misura checked before Allahverdiyev moved all in for around 500,000.
With the decision now on Misura, Allahverdiyev covered his face with his hood and waited for Misura to make his move. After a minutes thought Misura decided to fold and Allahverdiyev swooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
800,000 | 800,000 |
, and the all-in button was in front of the U.K.'s Brandon Sheils, with his stack of around 675,000 in the middle. Andrei Vinnikov had called, and the action was on Alexandr Shuvalov. 
to put Shuvalov into the lead with a full house, and the river 
cemented the pot for him as he scored a double elimination.
. Aldemir decided to fold on this occasion. 
and Aldemir check-called a 40,000 continuation bet to see the 
turn. Aldemir checked once more and called a second street barrel from Zhuravlev for 105,000. The river was the 
, and both players checked to a showdown. 
for a pair of fives, and it was enough to win the pot after Zhuravlev mucked.
