Kovalchuk On The Climb
Oleskii Kovalchuk has somehow managed to fly under our radar thus far but not any longer. The talented Ukrainian is now up to 115,000.
In his latest hand he opened to 2,500 from the cutoff and found some resistance in the shape of Kamalcan Bakbak in the big blind. The pair shared a flop reading 
, Bakbak checked, Kovalchuk bet 2,400 and Bakbak called.
Fourth street was the 
and Bakbak checked again. Kovalchuk increased his bet to 4,500 and this was enough to get the job done.
Don't know who Kovalchuk is? He is a phenomenal player who has two WSOP bracelets to his name, two IPT titles, a third place in last year's Partouche Poker Tour Main Event and a list of other cashes as long as your arm. He's definitely one to watch in this tournament.
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115,000 |