Cossey Doubles Against Blyshchyk
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Eric Cossey went all-in for 79,000 from early position. Bogdan Blyshchyk made the call from the next seat over to put Cossey at risk.
Eric Cossey: A♣3♣
Bogdan Blyshchyk: 10♠10♣
Cossey was looking for an ace with five cards to go, while Blyshchyk was in a dominant position to double.
The flop came 5♦J♣8♦ to keep Blyshchyk in the lead.
Blyshchyk gained a straight draw on the 9♥ turn and appeared poised to score the knockout.
The river had other plans as the A♠ river hit to improve Cossey to a pair of aces and avert disaster.