Hands #17-20: Ramin Hajiyev Doubles Up
Hand #17: Max Silver opened with 
to 28,000 from middle position and Ramin Hajiyev defended his big blind with 
. The flop was 
, giving Silver top pair top kicker. Hajiyev quickly check-folded to a 40,000 bet from the Brit.
Hand #18: Action folded to Ramin Hajiyev in the small blind, who limped in with 
. [Removed:17] held 
in the big blind and raised to 30,000. Hajiyev committed the extra chips to see a flop.
The flop came 
and Hajiyev checked. Yan, with a gutshot and two overcards, continued with a bet of 53,000. Hajiyev, holding top pair, called the bet.
The turn brought the 
, giving Yan the monster straight and leaving Hajiyev drawing dead. The Azerbaijani checked and Yan quickly checked behind.
On the 
river, Hajiyev checked a third time. Yan simply moved all in, putting Hajiyev to the test for his entire stack of 299,000. Hajiyev folded after mere seconds.
Hand #19: [Removed:17] opened to 42,000 from the small blind with 
and won the hand.
Hand #20: Ramin Hajiyev picking up 
in the cutoff and raised to 30,000. [Removed:17] called with 
on the button to see a flop. The dealer fanned out 
and Hajiyev bet 53,000. Yan, with the inferior hand, made a quick call.
The 
on the turn slowed down Hajiyev and he checked. Yan bet just 43,000 into a pot of 194,000. Hajiyev thought for over a minute, then shoved all in for 212,000 total. Yan gave it around 90 seconds of thought, then called.
Hajiyev was in a great shape for a double-up, and the 
on the river was safe for him. The Azerbaijani moved up to 618,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
![[Removed:17]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
1,030,000 | -192,000 |
|
618,000 | 204,000 |