Koliakov Doubles to Leave Higgins Short
Level 25
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov raised to 212,000 from the cutoff and was called by Simon "simon1471" Higgins on the button and Mike "SirWatts" Watson in the small blind.
It was checked to Higgins when the 
flop came who bet 600,000 which only Koliakov called.
The turn was the 
, Koliakov checked and then called for the 2,252,740 he had behind when Higgins shoved for the slightly bigger stack.
Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov: [
Simon "simon1471" Higgins: 
Koliakov had turned the straight while Higgins held two pair.
The river completed the board with the 
for Koliakov to double up and leave Higgins short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,503,980 | 3,414,740 |
|
5,225,237 | -325,000 |
|
3,686,014 | -736,500 |
|
3,233,980 | 124,000 |
|
135,689 | -2,477,240 |
, Beresford check-called the 330,000 bet of Papazian.
and Beresford checked again. Papazian bet 525,00 which was enough for Beresford to fold.
flop to the 
on the turn. Watson bet 600,000 which Reeves called.
and Watson checked. Reeves bet 873,375 for Watson to fold.
, Muhovic bet 161,700 and was called by Higgins.
for the rivered straight and the pot.
, Higgins check-called the 376,960 bet of Reeves.
, Higgins checked again but then folded when Reeves continued with a bet of 985,279.