Cech Doubles-Up Trough Budac
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Vitezslav Cech moved all in from under the gun with his last 840,000 chips, and right after, Stepan Budac, still recovering from a big loss in the previous hand, re-shoved with 600,000 more chips. Dmitrij Fadeev took some time, and asked for a count, but eventually folded. It was time for a heads-up showdown.
Vitezslav Cech: A♥Q♣
Stepan Budac: K♦Q♦
Budac needed to improve to knock out Cech, but the board ran out 2♥9♣6♦2♠6♣, offering no help. Cech secured the double-up, much to his relief, staying alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,080,000
1,240,000
|
1,240,000 |
|
600,000
-1,390,000
|
-1,390,000 |