Veksler More Than Doubles
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Pavel Veksler opened to 55,000 from under the gun, saw Miroslav Forman make it 155,000 from the small blind, but Alexey Romanov ramped it up even more to 275,000 from the big blind. that was enough for Veksler to slam his entire stack into the middle (571,000) and when Forman folded, Romanov called it off.
Pavel Veksler: 
Alexey Romanov: 
The flop of 
gave Veksler the lead and prompted Forman to announce to his friends that he folded pocket nines. The turn of 
and river of 
kept Veksler ahead and gave him a priceless double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,339,000
739,000
|
739,000 |
|
910,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
779,000
-161,000
|
-161,000 |