The Ol' Suck-Resuck!
Jason Mercier opened the pot to 4,800 before Taylor von Kriegenbergh three-bet shoved for about 70,000. The action wasn't done there yet, though, as Eugene Katchalov called all in for 59,400, folding Mercier and putting the two men heads-up with Katchalov at risk. He had it.
Showdown
Von Kriegenbergh:
Katchalov:
Von Kriegenbergh had his man covered, but not by much, and the flop was a swing and a miss. Von Kriegenbergh has a robust cheering section here today, and they were all huddled around the TV screen in the corner of the room pleading for a five.
Turn:
Bing! Von Kriegenbergh found his unlikely high five, tripping up and putting Katchalov one card from the door. He'd need to catch one of the two remaining aces to stay alive.
River:
Oh, bing again! It's the ol' suck-resuck for Katchalov as he goes from ahead to behind to ahead once again. That timely ace on the river has kept Katchalov alive, doubling him up to about 130,000 and crushing von Kriegenbergh back to just about 15,000.