Ruzicka Has the Higher Two Pair
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
Manig Loeser raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Merzhvinskii went through the options in his head from the small and then three-bet to 7,500. Vojtech Ruzicka was sitting in the big blind and looked over to see how much Merzhvinskii had behind before four-betting to 19,600. Loeser quickly folded and Merzhvinskii went along.
They both checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Merzhvinskii check-called the 13,500 bet of Ruzicka.
The river completed the board with the 
and they both checked again. Merzhvinskii tabled 
and saw he was bested by the 
of Ruzicka.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
128,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
121,500
55,500
|
55,500 |
|
||
|
50,800
27,200
|
27,200 |