Badziakouski Backs Into a Straight to Stay Alive
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski was down to just a fraction of a big blind and was all in in a four-way pot that saw a flop of 
.
Aleksejs Ponakovs and Adrian Mateos both checked on the flop and Seth Davies bet 55,000. Ponakovs called and Mateos folded. Ponakovs checked again on the 
turn and Davies fired for 160,000. Ponakovs folded and the cards were flipped.
Mikita Badziakouski: 
Seth Davies: 
Badziakouski was drawing to just a gutshot and it looked like lights out for the Belarusian. However, the dealer then put down the 
on the river to earn Badziakouski the unlikely pot, while Davies took down a decent side pot.
It will still be an uphill battle for Badziakouski as the main pot got him to just over a single big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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775,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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500,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
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475,000
-395,000
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-395,000 |
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15,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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