Kostritsyn Shoves Under the Gun
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
The 100-chip ante cost Alexander Kostritsyn half his stack, and he called all in for 100 with a up right behind the bring-in. "Under the gun raises all in," he said with a smirk. "Respect that." Around the table, Owais Ahmed completed with a , and that got him heads-up with Kostritsyn, freerolling for the knockout. The boards ran out thusly:
Ahmed: () / ...
Kostritsyn: () / ...
Kostritsyn went ahead and stood up after fifth street, gathering his belongings as he was drawing nearly dead. He did manage to run out a ninety-eight by the end, but Ahmed's eighty-seven had Kostritsyn's elimination sealed.