All For Naught
Vladimir Shchemelev completed, and Maxwell Troy raised. Shchemelev made it three bets to go, and Troy called to see fourth street.
Shchemelev: (X)(X)//(X)
Troy: (X)(X)//(X)
Shchemelev bet his lead on fourth street, and Troy called. On fifth, Shchemelev snuck in a check-raise, and both he and Troy put in two bets apiece. "Looks like we're going to have a new chip leader after this pot," someone at the table said. Troy bet sixth and was called, and Shchemelev bet out on seventh. Troy raised, and Shchemelev called to put a huge pot up for grabs.
Shchemelev's down cards were to make him a seven-five-four-thee-one low. Troy tabled his , and that makes him the exact same hand. Both men get their money back, and it's on to the next hand with no damage done.
What a letdown.