Yankov Wins a Big One, Kessler Folds the Nuts
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Krasimir Yankov opened the button to 105,000 with 
and Lukas Zaskodny called from the big blind with 
.
The flop was 
and Zaskodny check called 180,000. The turn was the 
and Zaskodny checked again. Yankov bet 325,000 and Zaskodny called.
The river was the 
and both players checked. Yankov won the hand with a king-high straight.
An interesting side note is that Allen Kessler folded 
. He would have flopped bottom set and then made a flush on the river, so the outcome could have been much different.