Huge One For Kravchenko
Pot-Limit Omaha
Unfortunately we missed the first part of the action, but luckily the biggest bets were still coming up.
The board read 
when the action was on Shaun Deeb, he was in the small blind. Alexander Kravchenko had put in a 4,600 chip bet from the button and it seemed like Deeb had raised pot to 20,500. Kravchenko gave it some thought and made the call giving us heads up river action.
The river was the 
completing the flush draw, and Deeb thought for a minute before betting 33,500. The Russian bracelet winner, and fourth place finisher in the 2007 Main Event, counted out a large sum of chips and raised to 84,000.
Deeb immediately stood up from his chair, and sighed as he flipped his cap backwards. We heard him mumble something along the lines of, "He's never bluffing here," and was disgusted with this river raise. Deeb couldn't find a fold and made the call after which Kravchenko showed 
.
Kravchenko had rivered the nuts, but also had the other nut flush draw on the turn. We couldn't get a clear look at the cards Deeb flashed, but 
was a part of it. Later he claimed to also have 
but suits remained unknown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | 102,700 |
|
113,000 | -105,900 |
flop. David Benyamine was fired to act in the small blind and led out for 12,000, which Eric Cloutier called from the big blind. Daniel Negreanu folded from the cutoff, and it was heads-up to the 
turn.
turn.
river when action checked to him for the third time in a row.
for aces full, and he was pushed the hefty pot.
turn.
when Yakovenko called.
came out. Schulman bet 1,800 and Ly called.
and Schulman bet 4,000. Ly called again and the river completed the board with the 
. Both players checked.
for a full house, fours full of deuces, and Ly mucked his hand.