Stroke of Luck for Boris Smuskevicius

The first part of the hand was standard enough – Kai Lach opened min to 80,000 and Boris Smuskevicius three-bet all in for 17 big blinds with pocket . It was no surprise either that Lach called with pocket .

The dealer laid on the board and after making a set on the flop and surviving to the river, Smuskevicius’s relief was apparent and securing a double.

As he was collecting the pot, Luc Glodt told the table that he had three-nine in the hole, so Smuskevicius had hit a one-outer to remain in the game.

Boris Smuskevicius – 1,440,000
Kai Lach – 870,000