Flush over Flush for Petleshkov
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Viliyan Petleshkov raised from the under-the-gun position to 18,000 and big blind Preben Stokkan defended.
The flop fell 
and both players checked to see the 
turn. Stokkan took over the betting lead when he put 45,000 in the middle. Petleshkov called the bet and they went to the river.
The 
completed the board and Stokkan took his time to figure out what to do next. He then moved a stack of twenty 5,000 chips forward and Petleshkov immediately threw a single 1,000 chip in the middle to call.
Stokkan opened up 
, but that was no good against the 
of Petleshkov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
735,000
302,000
|
302,000 |
|
276,000
-187,000
|
-187,000 |