Hand #108 - Alex Kravchenko Doubles Through Jerry Yang | 2007 World Series of Poker

Hand #108 - Alex Kravchenko has the button in seat 2, he raises to 1.4 million, Jerry Yang reraises from the small blind to 4.9 million, and Kravchenko moves all in for 13.45 million.

Yang thinks for more than a minute before he calls with {A-Spades}

. Kravchenko shows {K-Hearts}

, and he's in excellent position to double up here. Everyone in the crowd is up on their feet, with different people calling for different cards. "Ace!" "King!" And, for some reason, "Nine!"

The flop comes {8-Clubs}

, and Kravchenko retains the lead with his pocket kings.

The turn card is the {3-Spades}

, and Yang needs an ace on the river (a "Greenstein") to bust Kravchenko here, and invoke the wrath of Mother Russia.

The river card is the {2-Hearts}

, and about half the crowd cheers as Alex Kravchenko wins the pot with two pair, kings and sixes, doubling up to 27.6 million. Yang drops down to 47.725 million, and he's beginning to look mortal again.

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