Ruban Doubles Through Yosifov
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action folded to Erlend Melson in the hijack, who raised to 200,000. Ivan Ruban then three-bet to 1,010,000, leaving 100,000 chips behind. When it got to the small blind Nikolay Yosifov, he four-bet all in. The big blind and Melson folded, and Ruban put in his last 100,000.
Ivan Ruban: A♠Q♠ 
Nikolay Yosifov: A♦K♦
Ruban was dominated, would need to improve to keep his tournament life alive. The 7♥2♥3♥ flop was no help, but the Q♣ on the turn flipped the switch, and it was Yosifov looking for one of three outs, with only one card to come. But the river was the 4♥ to secure Ruban the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,750,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
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|
2,750,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
||
|
2,570,000
-1,430,000
|
-1,430,000 |