Tsikhanskaya Doubles via Arduini
Level 12
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Iryna Tsikhanskaya opened to 10,000 under the gun and was called by Zakaria Azzouzi in the small blind. Lorenzo Arduini was in the big blind, and he reached for chips to produce a three-bet to 45,000. Both of his opponents called.
On the Q♣6♠J♥ flop, Azzouzi checked to Arduini, who moved all in for around 90,000. Tsikhanskaya, who had less than Arduini, moved her chips into the middle and Azzouzi folded.
Iryna Tsikhanskaya: A♥Q♠ 
Lorenzo Arduini: A♣K♣
Although Tsikhanskaya's ace was dominated preflop, she was ahead with top pair queens, with Arduini now drawing to a king or a ten for the straight. Neither arrived on the 4♥ turn or J♣ flop and Tsikhanskaya scooped a big double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
81,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
35,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |