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There was a limp under the gun and Denis Sapozhnikov raised it up to 900 in middle position. Mikhail Galitskiy was on the cutoff and three-bet to 3,500. The limper passed and Sapozhnikov called to see a flop.
It came down and Sapozhnikov led for 6,000. Galitskiy upped it to 14,400 and Sapozhnikov quickly moved all in over the top. Galitskiy snapped and they turned over their cards.
Denis Sapozhnikov:
Mikhail Galitskiy:
It was top pair for Sapozhnikov but he needed help to turn the hand around vs Galitskiy's over pair. The turn gave Sapozhnikov four gutshot cards to add to the jacks and nines outs.
The river obliged with an and when the dealer counted out the chips, Galitskiy was covered, sending him to the rail.