Palevic Doubles With Cowboys
Level 3
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Ivan Tikhov bumped it up to 1,100 from early position and Rifat Palevic called from middle position. Nikolaus Kovacs squeezed it up to 4,400 from the hijack, which Tikhov called. Palevic back-raised to around 25,000, causing Kovacs to go into the tank. After a while, Kovacs folded, but Tikhov jammed to put Palevic all in. Palevic immediately called for his stack of 59,000 total.
Rifat Palevic: K♥K♠ 
Ivan Tikhov: Q♣Q♥
Both players held premium pocket pairs, but it was Palevic's cowboys that were ahead. Paelvic improved to a set on the K♣3♣8♠7♦10♠ runout, earning him a double-up at the expense of Tikhov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |