Sturzeneker Gets Lucky to Double
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alexander Zubov opened from early position with a raise to 4,000, which was called by Iago Sturzeneker in the cutoff. It folded to Ihor Popyk in the small blind, who then three-bet to 24,000. Zubov folded, and Sturzeneker decided to four-bet all in for his stack of 206,500. Popyk started laughing, shrugged his shoulders and made the call to put Sturzeneker at risk.
Iago Sturzeneker: K♥Q♥ 
Ihor Popyk: A♠K♣
Popyk had Sturzeneker dominated and stayed in front on the 4♦9♣2♥ flop. But the Q♣ on the turn put Sturzeneker in the lead, and the 8♣ on the river gave him the double up with his pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
422,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
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|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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|
245,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
45,000
190,000
|
190,000 |