Event 20: Igor Tretyakov Lost Some Chips, Then Got Some Back

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 177

Igor Tretyakov
Igor Tretyakov

Igor Tretyakov raised from the button to 45,000, and Masato Yokosawa called from the small blind.

The flop came Js10h5s, Yokosawa checked, Tretyakov bet 65,000, and Yokosawa called.

The turn card was the 6h, Yokosawa checked, Tretyakov bet 135,000, and Yokosawa check-raised all in. Tretyakov folded, and Yokosawa took the pot.

Masato Yokosawa  –  2,585,000  (129 bb)
Igor Tretyakov  –  251,000  (13 bb)

A short while later, Kyrylo Kobzyev raised from the button to 50,000, Igor Tretyakov moved all in from the small blind for 231,000, and Kobzyev called with 2d2c. Tretyakov turned over Ah8s, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qc3h3dQdAd, and Tretyakov paired his ace on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Igor Tretyakov  –  502,000  (25 bb)
Kyrylo Kobzyev  –  460,000  (23 bb)

With three players remaining from a field of 177, the average chip stack is about 1,180,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $18,145 each.