Showers for Shakerchi
Level 8
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Talal Shakerchi opened the button to 16,000 and Viktor Ustimov defended his big blind.
On the J♦6♦2♠ flop, Ustimov check-called a bet of 17,000 from Shakerchi.
Ustimov checked again on the 7♥ turn as Shakerchi sized up to 51,000, and Ustimov stuck around again.
On the 6♠ river, Ustimov checked for a final time to Shakerchi who bet 106,000. Ustimov responded with a check-jam for 285,000 effective as the covering stack. Shakerchi would burn through a time bank, a rare sight, before he flicked in the call. He got the bad news as Ustimov tabled Q♣6♣ for trip sixes, and Shakerchi mucked his hand on his way the exit, wishing his opponents good luck along the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
975,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
Busted |