Simao Scores Big Double Through Khoroshenin
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
In the cutoff, Oleksii Khoroshenin raised to 2,300 and Joao Simao three-bet to 7,000 in the small blind, which Simao called. On the 
flop, Simao check-called a bet of 22,000 and did so again for 17,000 on the 
turn.
The 
river completed the board and Simao checked the third street in a row. Khoroshenin shoved for effective 72,800, as that's what Simao had left, and the Brazilian called with 
. Khoroshenin briefly showed his cards but failed to beat Simao, forfeiting a big portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 139,000 |
|
130,000 | -83,000 |