Heath Finds Lucky Nine To Stay Alive
Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski opened from under the gun with 
to 160,000 and it folded around to Ben Heath in the small blind with 
. Heath took his time before deciding to move all in for 720,000 total and after some agonizing thought, Badziakouski made the call.
The flop came 
, putting Badziakouski in the lead with a pair of jacks until the turn came the 
giving Heath trip-nines and rocketed his chances of a double up. The 
completed the runout and Heath found a full double up off the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,510,000
-760,000
|
-760,000 |
|
1,600,000
840,000
|
840,000 |