$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 252 of 582
With the board showing 
on the turn, Viktor Kovachev checked his small blind, and the UTG player bet 7,500. The button called, and Kovachev check-raised all in for 18,900. Both players called.
The river card was the 
, and both players checked.
Button: 
(fives full of tens)
UTG: 
(fives full of jacks)
Viktor Kovachev: 
(sixes full of fives)
Kovachev had the highest full house, and won the pot to triple up in chips.
Viktor Kovachev – 85,000 (57 bb)
A while later, Kovachev raised under the gun to 3,500, another player called, and the player on the button reraised to 13,000. Kovachev moved all in for 74,500, and the next player folded.
The player on the button tanked for a long time before he called with 
. Kovachev turned over 
, and needed it to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and the pocket aces held up for Kovachev to win the pot and double up in chips.
Viktor Kovachev – 156,500 (104 bb)
The tournament clock shows 252 players remaining from a field of 582 entries, with an average chip stack around 115,500 (77 big blinds).
Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).
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