Straight Ahead for Lykov
The turn brought the and both players checked. The river was the -- a third spade, and pairing the board, too. Markushevski bet 200,000, and Lykov quickly called.
Markushevski showed a pair of tens, but was beat by Lykov's 7-6 which made him a straight. That one moves Lykov back up to 1.95 million, just ahead of Markushevski who drops to a little more than 1.9 million.