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 |