Kuznetsov Pairs River to Get Back Ahead
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Pedro Marques open-raised from middle position and Nikita Kuznetsov moved all in from the big blind for 149,000. Marques made the call with the covering stack and players turned their cards.
Nikita Kuznetsov: A♥K♦ 
Pedro Marques: A♠Q♥
The flop came J♥2♣J♦, then the Q♠ turn gave Marques a pair of queens. Kuznetsov was one card away from hitting the rail, but the K♠ river gave him a pair of kings to win the pot and double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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285,000
-170,000
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-170,000 |
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