Dmitrii Kovalevskii Eliminates Keisuke Hikosaka

With about 18,000 chips already in the pot on a flop of , Keisuke Hikosaka checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Dmitrii Kovalevskii who was under the gun. Kovalevskii bet 8,300 and after a bit of thought, Hikosaka shoved for 22,700. Kovalevskii called and the two players tabled their hands.

Hikosaka:
Kovalevskii:

Hikosaka had the lead with his pair of sevens but Kovalevskii could take the lead by hitting his double gutshot or pairing either of his hole cards. The on the turn changed nothing but the river gave Kovalevskii a jack-high straight to take the pot and send Hikosaka to the rail.