Nikiforov Rivers a Straight to Claim a Bounty
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ilya Nikiforov made it 5,500 from early position and Mehrdad Shelechi jammed for 20,000 from the hijack. Nikiforov quickly called when the action got back to him.
Mehrdad Shelechi: 10♦9♣ 
Ilya Nikiforov: J♥10♥
Shelechi was dominated by Nikiforov, but Shelechi was confident that a nine would come.
Both players hit top pair on the 10♠8♦3♦ flop. The Q♦ turn gave Shelechi a flush draw. Shelechi found the nine he was looking for on the 9♥ river, but it gave Nikiforov a straight. It took a few seconds fo Shelechi to realise he lost, after which he wished everyone good luck and left the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |