Sergey Tikhonov raised to 25,000 under the gun, and action folded to Rory Mathews in the small blind. Mathews three-bet to 55,000, and the big blind folded. Tikhonov thought briefly before moving all in, and Mathews called immediately.
Mathews:
Tikhonov:
Tikhonov was in bad shape for his tournament life, and nearly all suspense ended when the flop came . The turn was
, ending Tikhonov's tournament life in 16th.