Butler Check Raises Two, Pays Off Shchmelev On The Third
On one of the first hands back from break, Ashly Butler and Vladimir Shchmelev got it all in. Shchmelev opened the pot with a raise to 70,000 and he was called by Butler in the big blind.
On the flop of 
Butler check raised a 60,000 chip bit from Shchmelev to 325,000. Shchmelev quickly went all in and Butler called.
Butler: 
Shchmelev: 
.
Butler flopped a huge hand and looked good to win the pot and eliminate Shchmelev. The turn was the 
improving no one, but the river was the 
giving Shchmelev a better high hand, and chopping the pot as Butler still had a three-four for the low.
On the next hand after a raise and a call, Butler check raised again on a flop of 
against Shchmelev, but this time Shchmelev folded.
On the third hand Shchmelev raised from the button to 60,000 and was called by Butler in the big blind. Butler check called a 50,000 chip bet from Shchmelev on the 
flop. The turn was the 
and both players checked to see the on the river. There, Butler check called a 125,000 chip bet from Shchmelev but mucked when he was shown 
for a full house from Shchmelev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | -120,000 |
|
1,115,000 | 120,000 |