Akhundov Gets There on the River
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
While Dmitry Yurasov failed to get table neighbor Ekrem Sanioglu off a pair of kings with 
, there was another all in situation over on table four. Murad Akhundov had shoved the button for 72,000 and Ryan Riess, who had him barely covered, reshoved in the small blind. Julian Thomas folded in the big blind and the cards were tabled.
Ryan Riess: 
Murad Akhundov: 
The board came 
and Akhundov rivered a straight to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
10,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
|
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