Bjerno Picked Off
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Alexander Kuzmin bet 50,000 on the turn with the board reading 
. Nathan Bjerno put him all in for about 320,000 total, and Kuzmin went into the tank. After a couple of minutes and a shrug, he made the call.
Bjerno: 
Kuzmin: 
Kuzmin was well in front with the nut flush draw and a pair of jacks, and Bjerno needed one of the two remaining nines in the deck. The river was a 
, and Bjerno shipped Kuzmin more than half of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
225,000
-273,500
|
-273,500 |