Gottlieb Rivers Better Straight
Level 27
: 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante
Anatoly Filatov opened to 50,000 in early position and was called only by Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb in the big blind. The two players checked the flop of 
. The 
turn saw Gottlieb lead for 68,250 and Filatov made the call. The river 
brought another bet from Gottlieb, this time for 273,000 and Filatov once again made the call and hands were shown.
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb: 
Anatoly Filatov: 
Both players rivered a straight but it was Gottlieb with the better one to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,473,460 | 811,841 |
|
649,787 | -513,390 |