Igor Sharaskin raised to 63,000 from the button, Vladimir Shchemelev called from the small blind, and Howard Smith called from the big blind.
The flop came , and action checked around to Sharaskin, who bet 120,000. Shchmelev folded, and Smith called.
The turn brought the , and Smith and Sharaskin got all the chips into the middle, with Sharaskin at risk.
Smith:
Sharaskin:
Sharaskin had turned Broadway with the nut flush redraw, and Smith was drawing to the nut low. However, the river wasn't the low card Smith needed, and Sharaskin scooped the entire pot to double up.
Vladimir Shchemelev raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Howard Smith three-bet to 125,000 from the button, and Igor Sharaskin moved all in from the big blind for about 480,000. Shchemelev folded, and Smith called to put Sharaskin at risk.
Smith:
Sharaskin:
The board ran out to give both players a ten-high straight, but Smith also had the better low, so he took three-quarters of the pot.
Howard Smith raised from the cutoff, Nikolai Yakovenko called from the button, and Vladimir Shchemelev called from the big blind.
The flop came down , and Shchemelev bet. Only Smith called to see the turn, where he called another bet. The river completed the board, Shchemelev bet for a third time, and Smith called.
Shchemelev showed for top set, besting Smith's holdings to win the pot.
Usman Siddique raised from under the gun to 54,000, Howard Smith called from the cutoff, and Vladimir Shchemelev called from the big blind.
The flop came , and all three players checked.
The fell on the turn, and Shchemelev made a pot-sized bet of 174,000. Siddique moved all in for roughly 400,000, Smith folded, and Shchemelev called to put Siddique at risk.
Shchemelev:
Siddique:
Both players turned Broadway, but Shchemelev had a redraw to the nut flush. The river was just what Shchemelev was looking for, and he scooped the pot to eliminate Siddique.
Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 85,000 from under the gun, and Howard Smith called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Smith checked. Yakovenko bet 120,000, Smith check-raised to put Yakovenko to a decision for his stack, and Yakovenko called to put himself at risk.
Yakovenko:
Smith:
Yakovenko had the lead with the nut straight, but Smith had outs to make a flush or a boat. The turn wasn't one of them, and neither was the river, so Yakovenko scooped the pot to double up.