Three-Bet, Four-Bet, Five-Bet, Call!
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
From the cutoff seat, Igor Kurganov opened to 12,000. His next-door neighbor, Thomas Muehloecker, three-bet to 43,000 from the button. In the small blind was Talal Shakerchi, and he cold four-bet to 106,000 before Max Altergott quickly got out of the way from the big blind. Kurganov thought for some time before he also folded.
Muehloecker shoved all in with the five-bet, and Shakerchi called.
Both players had ace-king. Muehloecker had a slight edge with his 
and the board began to run out 
, as Shakerchi showed the 
. The 
on the river was a blank, though, and the two chopped the pot.