Kolev Kicked Out With Cracked Kings
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Aleksandr Kirichenko open-raised to 40,000 from middle position, Yuliyan Kolev three-bet to 120,000 in the hijack, and Kirichenko responded by putting his opponent all in.
Kolev snap-called, risking his stack of 560,000.
Yuliyan Kolev: K♠K♥
Aleksandr Kirichenko: 10♠10♦
Kolev was a big favorite to double up, but the deck brought Kirichenko a set on the 2♦5♥10♥ flop. Kolev was down to two outs, but he did not find a king on the 8♣ turn or 4♣ river and was eliminated.