Diamonds Are Kovalchuk's Best Friend
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Marek Soukup was dealt the rockets and was trying to use them to his full advantage to eliminate Oleksii Kovalchuk, who got in his stack of just under 90,000.
Oleksii Kovalchuk: K♦10♦ 
Marek Soukup: A♦A♠
It didn't look great for Kovalchuk but his situation got slightly better on the flop of 3♦J♦J♣ as he picked up a flush draw. A 5♥ on the turn was red, but not the right suit for Kovalchuk. Nonetheless, at his final attempt at survival, Kovalchuk found the 9♦ on the river and hit a flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
217,300
|
217,300 |
|
325,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
320,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
210,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
190,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
145,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |