Ankenman on the Ascent
The advantage has begun to swing Jerrod Ankenman's way during this Omaha/8 round. He just took a sizable pot worth several big bets after the board came and he turned over for eights full.
On a subsequent hand, Ankenman limped in and Sergey Altbregin checked. The flop came , Altbregin bet, and Ankenman called. The turn brought the , and again Ankenman called Altbregin's bet.
The river was the , and once more Altbregin bet and Ankenman called. Altbregin showed for tens and treys, but Ankenman had for tens and sixes.
Ankenman is up to 1.78 million now, while Altibregin has 1.31 million.