Katchalov's Flopped Straight Goes Down to Straight Flush
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
On a board of 
the small blind checked, and Sam Grafton in the big blind lead for 38,000. Eugene Katchalov flatted in middle position and Georgios Sotiropoulos shoved all in right behind him for what we believe was 197,000, but the dealer counted as 207,000. The small blind quickly folded, Grafton soon realized his hand wasn't good enough and folded, Katchalov instantly called.
Eugene Katchalov: 
Georgios Sotiropoulos: 
The 
on the turn made Katchalov drawing dead, the 
was just insult to injury. Katchalov had 240,000 left after that hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
240,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
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