Lucky River for Prokopchuk
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mario Montanelli in the big blind found himself at risk for roughly 730,000 against Ihor Prokopchuk in the cutoff.
Mario Montanelli: A♠K♦ 
Ihor Prokopchuk: 5♠5♣
After the flop of 9♦J♣8♣, Montanelli hit the A♣ turn to take the lead. He was on his way to double up, but the brutal 5♦ river gave a set to Prokopchuk, sending Montanelli to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
1,270,000
|
1,270,000 |
|
Busted |