An Orbit at the Final Table
From under the gun, Mikhail Shalamov 7♦7♥ raised to 250,000 before Georgios Tsouloftas J♠10♦ three-bet to 850,000 from the small blind. Shalamov opted to fold his middling pair.
Bobby James 10♠10♣ opened to 240,000 from under the gun and folded out the table.
Shalamov K♣4♣ limped in from the small blind. James 5♠4♦ checked his option in the big blind. The action was checked to showdown, and Shalamov's king-high was best on the A♥6♦6♠10♦Q♣ board.
Andriy Lyubovetskiy K♠10♥ raised to 240,000 from the cutoff. Shalamov A♠Q♥ three-bet to 700,000 from the button. Lyubovetskiy folded, and Shalamov collected the pot.
Lyubovetskiy 7♠7♦ made it 240,000 from under the gun. James Q♠Q♣ reraised to 625,000 from the button. Lyubovetskiy remained disciplined and folded the smaller pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,310,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
9,330,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
|
7,870,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
||
|
6,190,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
||
|
1,760,000
-840,000
|
-840,000 |