Katchalov Slips

Raymond Wu opened the hijack to 3,000 only to find a three-bet to 7,800 from Eugene Katchalov in the cutoff. The player on the button flatted the re-raise and it folded back to Wu who opted to kick his cards in.

The flop came down and Katchalov continued out for 7,200. His opponent thought for about two minutes before sliding out a raise to 17,500. Katchalov called.

The turn brought the to the felt and the Team PokerStars Pro checked to the aggressor. Katchalov's opponent bet 26,300, prompting a fold from Katchalov. With this hit, his stack has been reduced to about 49,000.