Katching a Royal Flush
Nivel 12
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Eugene Katchalov checked to John Juanda on a flop of 
and the fellow WSOP bracelet winner tossed out a bet of 5,000 - roughly a third of the pot.
Katchalov moved all in, making it 42,600 to go and Juanda made the call.
Katchalov: 
Juanda: 
Katchalov had Juanda in rough shape and added a flush draw on the turn (
). The 
on the river not only completed the Ukrainian's flush draw, it gave him a royal flush.
Katchalov, who is going to skip most of the WSOP to film a television show in Ukraine, doubled to over 100,000 chips, while Juanda dropped down to 165,000.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
99,800
|
99,800 |
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|
101,200
59,600
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59,600 |
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