Ruban Doubles Through Yosifov
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action folded to Erlend Melson in the hijack, who raised to 200,000. Ivan Ruban then three-bet to 1,010,000, leaving 100,000 chips behind. When it got to the small blind Nikolay Yosifov, he four-bet all in. The big blind and Melson folded, and Ruban put in his last 100,000.
Ivan Ruban: A?Q? 
Nikolay Yosifov: A?K?
Ruban was dominated, would need to improve to keep his tournament life alive. The 7?2?3? flop was no help, but the Q? on the turn flipped the switch, and it was Yosifov looking for one of three outs, with only one card to come. But the river was the 4? to secure Ruban the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,750,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
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|
2,750,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
||
|
2,570,000
-1,430,000
|
-1,430,000 |