Hands #13-14: Who Will Stop Babaev?
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #13: Zakhar Babaev 
opened from the cutoff to 115,000. Maksim Pisarenko 
three-bet to 180,000 from the next position and Babaev called.
Babaev checked a 
flop over to his opponent who bet 155,000. Babaev check-raised to 375,000 and Pisarenko quickly folded.
Hand #14: Zakhar Babaev 
opened to 115,000 from the hijack and Ivan Ruban 
defended his big blind. The flop came 
. Ruban check-called 175,000 and the turn was the 
giving Babaev a straight.
Ruban checked and Babaev continued for 220,000. Ruban called again and the river was the 
. Ruban checked for the third time and Babaev bet 825,000. Ruban folded and Babaev added yet more chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,260,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
||
|
3,940,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
||
|
1,760,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |