Bodyakovskiy Joins and Doubles
Level 9
: 200/400, 60 ante
Nikita "fish2013" Bodyakovskiy has just joined the tournament. He almost immediately doubled up, after a huge set up against Jason Mercier.
Bodyakovskiy, who finished third in last years $51,000 Super High Roller, raised to 900 under the gun. Mercier, on the button, made it 2,872. Bodyakovskiy put in a 4-bet of 7,600 leaving him with 21,580 behind and Mercier shoved. The Belarusian wasted no time and made the call.
Bodyakovskiy:
Mercier:
Mercier was shown the bad news as his kings were way behind against Bodyakovskiy's aces. The board didn't provide any help and even gave Bodyakovskiy a set: .
A flying start for Bodyakovskiy and Mercier was left crippled.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
fish2013 |
59,260
29,260
|
29,260 |
JasonMercier |
6,932
-28,321
|
-28,321 |