Sibgatova Knows the Trick to Survive
A big hand just got reported back to PokerNews.
Alisa Sibgatova had raised under the gun with Dmitry Zakharov calling from middle position.
Heads-up to a rainbow flop of Jx9x5x. Sibgatova put out a continuation-bet on the flop and Zakharov raised. Sibgatova shoved for roughly 120,000 and Zakharov called to put her at risk.
Alisa Sibgatova: AxAx 
Dmitry Zakharov: 5x5x
Zakharov had out-flopped Sibgatova by hitting a set of fives. The 4x turn meant only an ace on the river could save Sibgatova. Sibgatova began to get out of her chair as the dealer dropped the Ax on the river to improve her to top set and keep her in the tournament.
Sibgatova commented after the hand: "That really works!" referring to the act of standing up from your chair to bring in the miracle river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
180,000
121,000
|
121,000 |