Filatov Cracks Ace-King & Aces to Triple Up; Sheils Wins Big
Level 23
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Anatoly Filatov moved all in from middle position for around 5m with 
, and Paul McTaggart and Brandon Sheils got all their chips into the middle as well.
McTaggart held 
, but Sheils was a big favorite with 
.
The 
flop gave Filatov some hope of survival but the turn 
was no help. The Russian was all set to exit, but the river 
gave him two pair, and he survived miraculously to win the main pot, with Sheils taking a big side pot to move over 38m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000,000
10,025,000
|
10,025,000 |
|
17,000,000
11,700,000
|
11,700,000 |
|
||
|
9,500,000
-23,375,000
|
-23,375,000 |