Bilokur Smashes a Huge Double

Leonid Bilokur opened with a raise to 52,000 holding
, and the action came to Jason Koon in the small blind. When we saw that he was dealt
, we knew the fireworks were coming, and the chip leader three-bet to 165,000. Bilokur took pause to make sure, then four-bet all in for 1.274 million total.
"I call," Koon said without much inflection as the decision essentially made itself. Bilokur was at-risk, but he was a slight favorite to drag the huge pot with his pocket pair.
The
flop was clean for Bilokur's jacks, but Koon picked up some outs as the
turned him a wheel draw. He was drawing to an ace, king, or trey for the knockout, but the
river was a blank.
With a pump of the fist, Bilokur has doubled his way into the chip lead!
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,590,000
1,292,000
|
1,292,000 |
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1,660,000
-1,312,000
|
-1,312,000 |
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