Pocket Aces Were Supposed to Save Her. They Ended the Tournament

Kseniia Kolotiuk reached heads-up at the Triton ONE Women’s Championship, looked down at pocket aces and suddenly had every reason to believe the title was coming her way. It lasted until the flop.

Elena Yasyuchenya hit a set with pocket fours and went on to win $35,500, closing a tournament that had taken more than 16 hours with a single heads-up hand.

Kolotiuk started heads-up behind in chips but immediately found the best starting hand in poker. She raised with pocket aces only for Yasyuchenya to call with pocket fours.

The flop landed4♣9♥7♥ and Yasyuchenya had her set.

After further action, Kolotiuk moved all-in on the six of clubs turn and was called. An ace on the river would have turned the tournament around once again, but the board paired with a seven instead.

Yasyuchenya had eliminated each of her final three opponents and collected her first Triton trophy on her first attempt. Kolotiuk also leaves North Cyprus with a memorable debut and $25,500, just probably not a hand she will enjoy replaying quite as much.