Soverel Gets Paid on the River to Leave Nikiforov on Fumes
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Ilya Nikiforov raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and Sam Soverel called in the small blind.
The flop came J♦5♠2♦ and Nikiforov bet 50,000. Soverel called and they both checked the 2♣ turn.
The river was the 10♠ and Soverel bet 200,000. Nikiforov took several minutes before calling as Soverel turned over 10♦10♣4♦3♦3♠ for a rivered full house to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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|
70,000
315,000
|
315,000 |