Vyacheslan Shin Doubles Thru Alexander Puchalski

Photo: Vyacheslan Shin

Alexander Puchalski raises from the hijack to 150,000, Vyacheslan Shin moves all in from the cutoff for 510,000, and Puchalski thinks for a while before he calls with .

Shin turns over , and needs it to hold to stay alive.

The board comes — Shin flops a pair of aces, Puchalski turns an open-ended straight draw, and the river card is a blank. Shin wins the pot with his pair of aces to double up in chips.

Vyacheslan Shin  –  1,220,000  (16 bb)
Alexander Puchalski  –  2,325,000  (31 bb)