Level 34
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Down to just shy of 10 blinds, Christian Rudolph ripped it in from the small blind and Mikita Badziakouski beat him into the pot.
Christian Rudolph: 
Mikita Badziakouski: 
The 
flop seemingly sealed the fate of Rudolph but he picked up a sweat once more on the 
turn. No spade followed, as instead, the 
river gave Badziakouski aces full. Rudolph's ride came to an end in 3rd place for $302,180.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,959,650
1,199,077
|
1,199,077 |
|
||
|
1,840,350
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
Busted | |
river a formality.
flop all but sealed it but Rudolph picked up some miracle outs on the 
turn. Only an eight would do the trick but the river was a blank 
flop, Mikita Badziakouski bet the 
turn.
turn. Rudolph bet 340,125 for Kaiser to call and the 
on the river was checked.
for a pair of kings.
board and Rudolph could all but gasp a "how?" in chat after it was all over.