Filatov Doubles One Up
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
Anatoly Filatov opened with a raise to 2,500 from under the gun. Action folded around to the button who raised to 8,500. Action folded back to Filatov and he called quickly.
The flop came down 
and Filatov checked to his opponent who put out a bet of 6,000. Filatov quickly put out a stack of orange T5,000 chips, which was enough to put his opponent all in. The player thought for a second.
"Hmmm," he said pushing his chips forward. "Ok, let's do it."
Filatov: 
Opponent: 
The board completed with the 
and 
and that allowed the player to double through Filatov with his flopped set of kings.
"I didn't think you had a bad hand," the player said. "But sometimes you Russians can show up with some bad hands there after you call."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,500
11,500
|
11,500 |