Tsoukernik Bailed Out by the River
Level 17
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Leon Tsoukernik opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Alex Foxen defended his big blind.
On the A?5?2? flop, Foxen checked, and Tsoukernik continued for 120,000. Foxen made it 350,000 and snap-called when his opponent moved all in for 1,850,000.
Leon Tsoukernik: A?7?
Alex Foxen: A?2?
The pot swelled to 4,000,000, and Foxen was in front with aces and deuces, while Tsoukernik had a pair of aces and the nut flush draw. The A? turn filled Foxen up, but Tsoukernikl still had chopouts and could draw to a bigger boat. The 5? river meant the pot was shared, and Tsoukernik avoided disaster on the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
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|
2,000,000
30,000
|
30,000 |