Gadzhiev Doubles Early On
Level 26
: 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Roman Gadzhiev from middle position had his entire stack of 600,000 in the middle and was put at risk by Pavel Shchitnikov in the big blind.
Roman Gadzhiev: 10♣10♦ 
Pavel Shchitnikov: A♣Q♦
Shchitnikov had the chance to eliminate a player in the very early proceedings, but the pocket pair of Gadzhiev held up on the 7♠8♣6♠3♠K♥ runout, which earned him a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,650,000
-655,000
|
-655,000 |
|
1,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |