Konopelko's Straight Sends Hjulstroem Packing

Sava Krink

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andrei Konopelko opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 3,000, only to face an all-in shove for 14,000 from Linus Hjulstroem on the button. After a moment’s thought, Konopelko made the call, and the cards were revealed:

Linus Hjulstroem: A?6? All in
Andrei Konopelko: A?8?

Hjulstroem, slightly behind preflop, needed the board to cooperate. The flop came 6?J?Q?, giving Hjulstroem a pair of sixes and causing Konopelko to shake his head in frustration.

The turn, however, brought the 10?, giving Konopelko a glimmer of hope with outs for a straight or a split pot. The river delivered the 9?, completing Konopelko's straight and sealing the hand. Hjulstroem’s tournament run came to an end as Konopelko added the pot to his stack.