Kostritsyn's Monster No Good

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

2008 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Alexander Kostritsyn is down to his last 5,700 "rubles" after losing a huge three-way all-in against Koray Turker and another opponent.

Turker was the all-in player and tabled {K-Clubs} {J-Spades} {10-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} , well ahead of his opponent's {9-} {8-} {7-} {5-} . However, Kostritsyn currently had them both with {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} !

Kostritsyn improved to a set on the flop of {Q-Spades} {8-Spades} {10-Diamonds} , but Turker was ahead with the queen-high straight, which held after the turn and river ran out {3-Clubs} , {7-Clubs} . Clearly, there is no justice in the world - and to make matters worse, Kostritsyn appears to have used both of his "rebuy" cards.