Chivukula Flops a Straight to Double
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Venkat Chivukula in the small blind limped so Youness Barakat in the big blind checked his option to discover a flop of 5♠8♠6♣ which was checked by both players.
After Chivukula checked the K♣ turn, Barakat bet 120,000. Chivukula raised to 480,000, Barakat three-bet to 575,000 and Chivukula called with the 95,000 he had behind.
Venkat Chivukula: A♦9♥9♦7♣
Youness Barakat:K♥6♠6♥6♦
The Q♣ completed the board and Chivukula doubled with a flopped straight.