Dmitrii Belikov

With the Main Event final table approaching, a monster pot erupted after a flurry of action.

Adalsteinn Karlsson opened to 250,000 from the hijack, with Alexander Ugay calling from the cutoff and Hiroya Iwamoto peeling on the button. In the small blind, Egidijus Digrys decided to squeeze to 1,200,000, but the real fireworks began when Dmitrii Belikov shoved for 4,800,000 from the big blind.

After taking a count and burning through several time banks, Digrys made the call, creating a 10,000,000-chip pot—the biggest of the tournament so far!

Dmitrii Belikov: J J

Egidijus Digrys: A Q

A huge flip with Belikov at risk, but his jacks stayed ahead on the 5 T 7 flop. The 9 on the turn added an unnecessary gutshot for Belikov, while Digrys still needed an ace or a queen to flip the script.

But Belikov’s heater continued as the 6 bricked on the river, securing him a massive double-up and the chip lead! Meanwhile, Digrys was left crippled, his stack reduced to just 500,000.