Rybachenko Blasts Rybin off Top Pair
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Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Sergey Rybachenko opened for 60,000 with 
and got one caller in Alexey Rybin with 
. The flop came 
. Rybin checked his top pair and Rybachenko checked behind. The turn was the 
. Checked to him, Rybachenko bet 80,000 and Rybin called. The river was the interesting 
. Rybin checked, surely hoping Rybachenko would check behind, but no such luck. He bet 450,000 and Rybin suddenly had a problem. Could his top pair possibly be good or was he trapped? After a bit of thought he showed his and folded.
. Sergei Rybachenko made it 150,000 with 
, his timing being a little off. Nikonov was obviously not going anywhere and made it 385,000 to play. Rybachenko then made a big five-bet bluff to 620,000 and Nikonov moved all in. Rybachenko instantly folded.
and nobody wanted to call, so the blinds and antes were pushed over to him, increasing his stack to 660,000. The next deal he moved in again, this time with a real hand 
. No callers again and a few more chips headed Turgul’s way.
and Andrei Nikonov smooth called with 
. The blinds folded and we saw a flop of 
. Rybin got out of the way and Rybachenko instantly called.
. Alexey Rybin saw some value and joined the party with 
. The flop was 
and Rybachenko was gone.
from button. Albert Daher made it 220,000 with