Nikolov Cracks Radanov's Aces
Level 25
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ivan Nikolov opened to 105,000 from the cutoff and Damjan Radanov three-bet to 360,000 on the button. When it got back to Nikolov, he shoved for over 400,000, and Radanov called.
Ivan Nikolov: A♥9♥7♠5♠ 
Damjan Radanov: A♠A♦Q♠8♥
Nikolov was in a dire situation but pulled a rabbit out of the hat as he backdoored a flush on the 10♣Q♥6♣3♥5♥ runout to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
900,000
325,000
|
325,000 |