Kvaratskhelia Backdoors a Flush to Send Shablyka Packing
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Andrei Shablyka raised to 6,500 from early position and Badri Kvaratskhelia three-bet from the big blind to 13,500. Shablyka called.
They saw a flop of 9♦J♥7♥ where Kvaratskhelia bet 15,000, and Shablyka raised to 50,000. Kvaratskhelia then shoved, and Shablyka snap-called for his stack of around 100,000.
Andrei Shablyka: J♣J♠ 
Badri Kvaratskhelia: A♥A♦
Shablyka had flopped a set and was two cards away from scooping a huge pot, but was made to sweat a bit when the Q♥ landed on the turn as Kvaratskhelia picked up a flush draw. That flush completed when the 3♥ fell on the river, which meant Shablyka was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
Busted |