Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Chips have changed hands between Pete Chen and Elvin Sarkarov recently and now they have changed back again.
Sarkarov opened the action on the button and Chen called the small blind. The flop was 
and Chen check-raised Sarkarov's 24,000 continuation bet to 120,000. Back on Sarkarov and he moved all in, which Chen couldn't call quick enough.
Pete Chen: 
Elvin Sarkarov: 
It was a set for Chen versus Sarkarov's overpair. The turn was the 
and now it was only two nines that Chen needed to fade, in order to stay in contention. The river bricked the 
and he is back up to near his peak earlier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,405,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
||
|
770,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
flop gave Sarkarov a set and left Colillas in very big trouble. The 
river irrelevant and we have to say goodbye to Colillas.
. The turn was the 
and only the case queen could save Shaykhov now. The river was the 
, giving him a flush draw. The 
turn left Shaykhov with just two aces in the deck to hit. Neither of them came on the 
river and Kolyasnikov doubled up, leaving Shaykhov very short.
and Kolyasnikov needed running cards now to take the hand. The 
turn locked it up for Colillas and the PSPC Champion gets a much-needed double.
