"Always an Ace on the River"
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Boris Smuskevicius raised under the gun to 5,000, and Iurii Okolovich three-bet the button to 17,500. Smuskevicius called.
Both players checked to the river on the 3♥2♥9♦10♦A♣ runout. Smuskevicius checked for the final time, and Okolovich bet 11,000.
Smuskevicius squeezed his cards and commented, "Always an ace on the river, always."
After a few more moments, Smuskevicius called and tossed the chips in Okolovich's direction. Okolovich tabled A♠K♣ for top pair, and Smuskevicius shook his head before mucking.