Yakai Li Shoves the River Against Aleksandr Grigorev

After a flop of , Aleksandr Grigorev checks the big blind, Yakai Li bets 105,000 from middle position, and Grigorev thinks for a while before he calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the , Grigorev checks, and Li tanks for a while before he checks behind.

The river card double-pairs the board with the , Grigorev bets 100,000, and Li moves all in for about 275,000. Grigorev leans back in his chair and studies Li as he goes into the tank, but Li remains motionless, staring at the board. After a while of serious contemplation, Grigorev humorously waves to get Li’s attention, but Li remains still. Soon after that, Grigorev folds, leaving himself with only eight big blinds, and Li takes the pot without showing his cards.

Yakai Li  –  675,000  (45 bb)
Aleksandr Grigorev  –  120,000  (8 bb)

After the hand, one of the players confidently theorizes that Li had the king of diamonds, giving him a flush draw that ended up as a higher two pair than what was on the board, and Grigorev seems to agree. Li says nothing.