Kononenko Triples and Volkov Doubles
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Vitaly Kononenko jammed for 515,000 from under the gun, and Atilla Saracoglu called from the hijack. Ruslan Volkov then moved all in for 1,740,000 from the small blind, and after giving it plenty of thought, Saracoglu called for almost half of his stack as he looked to score the double knockout.
Vitaly Kononenko: 8♦8♣
Ruslan Volkov: A♦K♦
Atilla Saracoglu: K♣J♣
Saracoglu picked up a flush draw on the 10♣4♣5♦ flop, although he was still trailing both of his opponents.
The 8♠ turn was the best card in the deck for Kononenko as he improved to a set.
The 3♠ completed the board, meaning Kononenko tripled up, while Volkov doubled through Saracoglu with ace-high.