Soshnikov Survives, Thrives
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
The table are calling him the comeback kid after Ivan Soshnikov, who had been below 20,000 chips earlier, had gone a recent rush to run up his stack again. We just witnessed such a hand where Soshnikov opened for 1,800 and got called by the big blind.
The flop was 
and when the big blind checked Soshnikov bet 2,100 and got called. The turn card was the 
and Soshnikov’s 5,000 bet was check-raised to 13,000. He made the call and they got it all in on the river 
. Soshnikov turned over 
and his opponent who had just a little more chips than him was distraught that his 
and gone behind on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
43,000
|
43,000 |