Lakhov Doubles Through Telker
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
In the very last hand before the second break, Alexander Lakhov raised from under the gun and found one caller before Michael Telker three-bet out of the big blind. Only Lakhov called that to see the flop of 
. The Russian got his stack of 29,000 chips into the middle of the table after a raising war with Telker and the American called with pocket aces including the 
.
Lakhov had 
for the open ended straight flush draw and improved thanks to the 
on the turn. The river was a blank and Telker needs another short stack miracle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,600
29,600
|
29,600 |
|
||
|
7,200
-22,800
|
-22,800 |