Hajiyev and Urbanovich Chop "Boring" Pot
Ramin Hajiyev opened for 28,000 from middle position and next door neighbor Dzmitry Urbanovich in the hijack three bet to 66,000.
Action folded back to Hajiyev and he thought about it for a bit. Urbanovich played with an extra chip, pretending to snap call if Hajiyev would shove.
Hajiyev did shove in the end, but Urbanovich didn't snap call. He asked for a count, got that from the dealer (268,000), and then made the call.
Ramin Hajiyev: 
Dzmitry Urbanovich: 
"Boring" Dani Stern commented.
"Don't say that" Connor Drinan said with a smile.
"What do you know about that?" Stern laughed, hinting at Drinan's small bad beat in a tournament last summer.
The dealer did make things exciting, but in the end it was just a chop: 
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Hajiyev thought he deserved the win, but just got half the pot back.