Nikitin Correctly Hero Calls With Third Pair
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Chongxian Yang raised the button to 30,000 and Anatoly Nikitin defended from the big blind.
Nikitin check-called a bet of 40,000 from Yang on the 7♣9♥2♠ flop.
The A♠ landed on the turn and Nikitin check-called a second bet from Yang, this time for 85,000.
A final check came from Nikitin upon seeing the 2♣ river, prompting Yang to shove. The shove was for Nikitin's remaining 150,000 or so, and after giving it a lot of thought, Nikitin stuck in the call.
Yang revealed an ariball with K♣10♣, and lost the pot to Nikitin's K♥7♥ for just a pair of sevens.