Margolin Doubles Up

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 1,500 and Timur Margolin (mid-position) and the player in the big blind called.

The flop came , the big blind checked, the initial raiser bet 3,000, Margolin called, the big blind raised to 11,000, the under-the-gun player folded, Margolin shoved, and the big blind snap-called with the bigger stack.

Timur Margolin:
Big Blind:

Margolin was sitting on a flush draw and his opponent had flopped a set.

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn to give Margolin the flush. His opponent now needed the board to pair to kick Margolin out of the tournament. The on the river was a safe card for Margolin, though, as he got paid for the 13,900 he had in front of him.