Seiji Trips Up Borovkov
Level 18
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Rodrigo Seiji raised to 60,000 in early position and William Fernandes called on the button. Aleksei Borovkov then moved all in for 160,000 in the small blind and both opponents called.
The flop came J♣10♠7♠ and Seiji bet 325,000, forcing out Fernandes and leaving him heads-up with a chance to take out Borovkov.
Aleksei Borovkov: K♣Q♣ 
Rodrigo Seiji: A♥J♦
Seiji showed down top pair, while Borovkov had a straight draw to go with his overcards. The J♥ turn improved Seiji to trips and took away some of Borovkov's outs, while the river was the 5♣ and Borovkov was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,400,000
-340,000
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-340,000 |
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2,100,000
855,000
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855,000 |
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Busted | |