Israelashvili Triples
Nível 14
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Badugi:
Roland Israelashvili had been nursing a short stack for quite some time and moved all in from the button for 5,600 total. As Konstantin Puchkov was thinking from the small blind, Israelashvili said, "Triple me up and watch out," to Puchkov and Lyle Berman in the big blind.
Both blinds called and drew two each, while Israelishvili drew one. Puchkov checked and then folded to Berman's bet.
On the final two draws, both players drew one, and Israelashvili showed 
, drawing to a five. Berman fanned 
before he looked at his last card and mucked his hand. Israelashvili turned over his last card for good measure, and it was a 
for a six.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 16,000 |
for a nine badugi, and that was enough to scoop the pot and push Greenstein past the 200,000-chip mark.
on the last draw to be eliminated from the tournament. 
confidently and that was good to take the pot and earn a second double-up as Israelashvili was left with a dangerously short stack heading into hand-for-hand play.
