Katchalov Stacking
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Eugene Katchalov opened to 6,000 and was met by a three bet to 15,000 by Tapio Vihakas. A couple positions down someone with a wrong id-card shoved all in for 28,900. When action back on Katchalov he made it 58,000 to go which forced out Vihakas.
Katchalov had 
and was up against 
. There was some paint on the flop but neither would set up: 
. The 
on the turn did nothing and the 
on the river didn't either. Katchalov picked up some much needed chips while his opponent had to depart.
"Good luck all" he said to the table while making a big sigh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
75,100
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75,100 |
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