Heath Finds Lucky Nine To Stay Alive
Niveau 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski opened from under the gun with 
to 160,000 and it folded around to Ben Heath in the small blind with 
. Heath took his time before deciding to move all in for 720,000 total and after some agonizing thought, Badziakouski made the call.
The flop came 
, putting Badziakouski in the lead with a pair of jacks until the turn came the 
giving Heath trip-nines and rocketed his chances of a double up. The 
completed the runout and Heath found a full double up off the chip leader.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
6,510,000
-760,000
|
-760,000 |
|
1,600,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
and was called by Mikita Badziakouski in the cutoff with 
, giving Paque a pair of fours and Badziakouski an open-ended straight draw and nut flush draw. Action checked to Badziakouski who bet 150,000, and only Paque called.
and Paque checked again, then called when Badziakouski bet another 450,000.
fell on the river, completing Badziakouski's straight. The Belarussian then fired out 1,500,000.
who limped in and Erik Seidel with 
checked from the big blind. 
and Seidel called a bet of 80,000 from Badziakouski. On the 
completed the board and Badziakouski started with a check. Seidel took a moment before betting 200,000, and without much thought, Badziakouski elected on a check-raise to 1,200,000. Seidel took roughly 20 seconds before folding and the bluff of Badziakouski took down the pot.
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and Adams, covering his face with his FC Barcelona jacket, checked again. Badziakouski also checked as the river came the 
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and Erik Seidel decided on a three-bet to 400,000 next to act with 
hit the turn to put Seidel well in the lead and when the 
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