Unfriendly Welcome for Vaskaboinikau
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau just took his seat in the tournament and opened to 2,500 from early position. Seth Davies three-bet to 8,500 in the cutoff and the action folded back to Vaskaboinikau who called.
The flop came 
and Vaskaboinikau check-called a bet of 4,000 from Davies. The turn was the 
which slowed down the action as both players checked. The river brought the 
and both players quickly knuckled the table again.
Vaskaboinikau turned over 
but Davies revealed 
for the higher pocket pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
87,500
87,500
|
87,500 |