Pavlyuchuk Makes A Gigantic Laydown
Level 30
: 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
Oleg Pavlyuchuk raised to 330,000 in the small blind with 
and Hanh Tran defended with 
. The 
flop came straight out of a movie: Pavlyuchuk flopped an open-ended straight flush draw to go along with his wrap and jacks, while Tran caught trip queens with two spade blockers, making him a slight favorite to win the hand.
The Latvian came out blasting with a bet of 505,000 and Tran went all in over the top. Pavlyuchuk had a decision for his remaining 1,715,000 and decided to lay it down after thinking for nearly two minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,250,000 | 835,000 |
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1,715,000 | -235,000 |
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