06-23-2010 21:55 UTC-7

Shchemelev Knows the Drill

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Melville Lewis had the bring-in with a jack, and he called a completion from Vladimir Shchemelev and his ace up.

Lewis: (X)(X)/ {J-} {7-} {5-} {6-} /(X)
Shchemelev: (X)(X)/ {A-} {9-} {9-} {2-} /(X)

Shchemelev bet his lead on fourth street, and he called bets on fifth and sixth streets when Lewis picked up the betting lead. Lewis fired one more bet on seventh street, and a big grin crossed Shchemelev's face. He started mumbling to himself in Russian, enough that the floor had to warn him about the English-only rule. Shchemelev's smirk grew even bigger, and he plunked the call into the pot after about a minute.

Lewis turned over {2-} {7-} {5-} and threw his hands up in the air at his jack-low with two pair. Shchemelev had made a good call with {Q-} {5-} {4-} , and his ninety-five earns him the pot.