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07-12-2008 13:50 UTC-8

Kostritsyn Down and Up and Down

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Alexander Kostritsyn's stack can't decide which way it wants to head. It started the day on a downswing, moved back up, and is now moving down again. On a flop of {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{A-Clubs}

, Kostritsyn bet 125,000 from middle position. His opponent, Garrett Beckman, moved all in for 407,000 on the button. Kostritsyn made a quick call and tabled {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

for top two pair. He couldn't have been pleased when Beckman showed {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

for top pair and the nut flush draw. The flush promptly came with the {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

turn. The river blanked out {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

to allow Beckman to double up at Kostritsyn's expense.