Grafton Comes From Behind to Bust Ladev
Level 5
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 4,000 in the cutoff before Sam Grafton three-bet to 12,000 on the button. Markkos Ladev then moved all in for around 40,000 in the big blind, Yotsushika folded, while Grafton called.
Markkos Ladev: A♣Q♥
Sam Grafton: Q♠10♠
Ladev had Grafton dominated and was poised for a double up as the flop came J♠9♣7♦, giving Grafton a straight draw. The 9♥ fell on the turn, while the 10♥ river gave Grafton two pair to send Ladev to the exit.
"The skill part of the game," Grafton said as he took the pot.
Nikita Kuznetsov has reentered, while Niklas Astedt was also recently eliminated and quickly fired a second bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
85,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
Busted | |