Blom, Zhigalov Chop Up Schwartz to End the Night
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Viktor Blom: XxXx/6♣3♦5♠4♥/Xx
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/3♠4♦9♣9♠/Xx
Viktor Blom got bets in on fifth, sixth, and seventh streets as Qinghai Pan called him down. Blom turned over 7♣6♦6♥ for a straight and Pan mucked.
The next hand, Blom went three-handed against Luke Schwartz and Andrey Zhigalov.
Viktor Blom: XxXx/3♥2♥3♦8♥/Xx
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/6♠9♦Q♦K♦/Xx
Luke Schwartz: XxXx/A♥Q♥J♣A♣/Xx
Blom bet on fourth street and both opponents called.
Blom bet again on fifth and Zhigalov and Schwartz called once more. Zhigalov then bet on sixth and Schwartz and Blom called.
Zhigalov bet again on seventh and Schwartz called. Blom then raised and Zhigalov called, causing Schwartz to shoot out of his seat as he considered his decision.
"Just wasting time," he muttered to himself as he took several minutes before calling. Blom ended up with A♦6♣2♠ for 8-6-3-2-A, while Zhigalov had 6♦5♠2♦ for a flush to chop up Schwartz's chips on the last hand of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
510,000
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510,000 |
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775,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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670,000
20,000
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20,000 |