Kovtunov Doubles Through Big Stack Labunskiy
Level 11
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The hole cards were face-up on the table, and Gleb Kovtunov was the player at risk, but a slight favorite with pocket queens against Alexandr Labunskiy's 
.
The board fell 
and kept Kovtunov in the lead, and secured him a full double up against the big stack Labunskiy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000 | 85,000 |
|
2,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
river with 750,000 in the middle, start-of-the-day chip leader Hadi Khordbin bet 450,000 and just had to get through Maksim Pak in the nine seat. Pak, however, had no plans of forfeiting the pot and raised it up to 1,285,000 with as many chips behind.
in the big blind and had a flip for most of his stack against 
. The board came 
and Shalkovskiy paired his king.
