Back-To-Back Double Up for Katchalov
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Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov is up to second in chips with around 5.5 million chips after he doubled through Raul Mestre.
Mestre opened from under-the-gun and Katchalov was the only caller from the small blind en route to a 
flop. In a theme of today's play Katchalov donk-led for 250,000 and was called.
The turn came 
and Katchalov took a strong line as he check-raised Mestre's 600,000 bet up to 1,415,000. Mestre found out that his opponent had about another 900,000 back and set him all-in. Call.
Katchalov: 
for top pair.
Mestre: 
for second pair.
The turn came 
and the monster pot went to the Ukranian. Mestre is down to 2.9 million chips as a result.