Gortikov's Big Slick Holds Up
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Grigoli Liklikadze opened from under the gun and Aleksei Gortikov shoved his remaining 365,000 into the middle from the cutoff. When it got back to Liklikadze, he reluctantly called.
Aleksei Gortikov: A♥K♥ 
Grigoli Liklikadze: A♠9♦
The window card was a 9♠ to give Liklikadze a pair, but the J♥K♦ followed it which meant Gortikov was still firmly in the lead. Nothing changed on the 7♣8♦ runout, and Gortikov doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
850,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |