Smuskevicius Gets Unlucky on the Turn, Survives With a Chop on the River
Level 3
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Boris Smuskevicius bet 4,700 from the cutoff on a flop of 
before Israel Zilberman raised in the small blind to 12,500. A player in the big blind gave it some thought before getting out of the way, while Smuskevicius responded by moving all in for around 70,000. Zilberman snap-called.
Boris Smuskevicius: 
Israel Zilberman: 
Smuskevicius was well ahead with his top pair and nut flush draw, but the 
on the turn improved Zilberman to a straight. The river came the 
, giving both players the same straight as Smuskevicius stayed alive.
"I have one question. What did you have for breakfast," Zilberman asked Smuskevicius as the dealer chopped up the pot.
"You were always behind on the flop," Smuskevicius replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
85,000 |