Andrew Ostapchenko Gets His Full House Paid Off on the River; Arish Nat Down to 3 Big Blinds

Photo:  WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year Contender Andrew Ostapchenko

After a flop of , Brock Wilson checks from the hijack, and Arish Nat bets 300,000 from the cutoff. Andrew Ostapchenko calls from the button, and Wilson folds.

The turn card is the , and both players check.

The river card is the , Nat bets 150, and Ostapchenko raises to 650,000. Nat, thinking it was just a call, exposes his hand — — until he realizes it’s a raise and flips his hand back over.

Nat goes into the tank for a very long time, and eventually assesses what kind of damage a call could do to his own stack. He then studies Ostapchenko for a bit, seemingly looking for body language cues from head to toe. Then Nat returns his attention to the board, quietly theorizing what Ostapchenko might have.

Nat eventually calls with his for two pair, aces and deuces, but Ostapchenko turns over to win the pot with a flopped full house.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  3,700,000  (62 bb)
Arish Nat  –  195,000  (3 bb)

Andrew Ostapchenko is still in the running for the WPTDeepStacks North American Player of the Year title. Alfred Knafo currently has the most POY points, but if Ostapchenko wins this WPTDeepStacks Championship, he will also win the POY title.

Any finish for Ostapchenko other than 1st, and Knafo will win the POY title.