Lakhitov's Pair Takes the Pot

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Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Eddy Sabat opened for a raise on the button and Mikhail Lakhitov and Hassan Babajane came along in the blinds. The flop came {9-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} and all three players checked. The turn came {4-Diamonds} , Lakhitov bet out 100,000, Babajane folded and Sabat raised to 230,000. Lakhitov called and the river came {2-Spades} . Both players checked and Lakhitov turned over {A-Spades} {7-Clubs} and Sabat mucked.