Hands #70-71: To the River

Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #70: Jordan Young raised to 110,000 from the hijack, and Roman Korenev defended his big blind. The flop came , and Korenev check-called a bet of 115,000 from Young. The turn was the
, and both players checked to the river, which was the
. Both players checked again. Korenev tabled
for ace-high, and it was good.
Hand #71: Korenev limped in from the small blind, and Nathan Pfluger checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , and both players checked to the turn, which was the
. Korenev checked, Pfluger bet 75,000, and Korenev called. The river was the
, and both players checked. Pfluger opted to show first and tabled
, and Korenev mucked.