State Gets Some Help From the Dealer
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Adrian State raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun, and Dmitrii Kravchenko shoved for 4,900,000 from the button. State called off his remaining 100,000 when the action got back to him.
Adrian State: K♣5♦
Dmitrii Kravchenko: A♦Q♦
This time, it was State who needed some help from the dealer to survive.
The board ran out 6♠8♠5♠10♥3♠, giving State the best hand with a pair of fives and earning him a double-up through Kravchenko.