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Three Little Barrels by Zhukov

by Christian Zetzsche • August 28, 2026 - 4:02 PM

Aleksei Zhukov opened the Q ♣️ J ♦️ from under the gun and was called by Joven Huerto in the hijack with the A ♥️ 7 ♥️ .

The :Qs. 5 ♦️ 3 ♥️ flop gave Zhukov the lead and he bet 125,000, Huerto stuck around. Zhukov bet the 4 ♠️ turn for 175,000 and Huerto called once more with his double gutshot by now.

The K ♠️ came on the river and Zhukov was undeterred to bet 225,000 with 570,000 behind, Huerto now gave up.

Player Chip Count
Joven Huerto 2,300,000
Aleksei Zhukov 1,900,000