Newhouse Fires River, Zaichenko Folds
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Andrey Zaichenko raised the action to 130,000 from middle position. Mark Newhouse called from the button and Aaron Kaiser came along from the big blind.
The trio saw 
touch down on the felt and Kaiser checked. Zaichenko continued for 210,000, Newhouse called, and Kaiser ditched his hand. This left Zaichenko and Newhouse heads up to see the 
on the turn. Zaichenko continued his aggression with a bet of 350,000 and Newhouse stayed the course.
Fifth street was the 
, slowing down Zaichenko with a check. Newhouse took this opportunity to slide out a bet of one million straight. Zaichenko thought for about two minutes before flicking his cards into the muck. Newhouse pulled in the pot and boosted his stack up to 5.425 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,185,000 | -730,000 |
|
5,425,000 | 945,000 |