Saiapin Spikes a Two-Outer on the River
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With almost 40,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 8♦5♣3♠, Iurii Saiapin bet 12,000, and Gleb Ershov raised to 32,000. Avtandili Magradze and Roman Shcherbakov both folded, then Saiapin shoved for 113,000. Some time went by while Ershov was thinking but eventually he slammed chips into the pot to signify a call.
Iurii Saiapin: A♣5♠ 
Gleb Ershov: A♥8♠
It was a dream spot for Ershov who got one step closer to a huge stack after the K♠ turn. Saiapin had one final chance to double-up and took it with both hands as the 5♥ on the river improved him to trips, which shocked the entire table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
22,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |