Pogodin Thrives, Gu Busts
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Huidong Gu didn't manage to survive for long after his previous all in, as this time he got his money in drawing dead. He was holding a pair of sevens and shoved in the turn, while the board had 
. His opponent called with 
, having the stone cold nuts, and the 
on the river was just a formality.
Meanwhile, Russia's Konstantin Pogodin is having a better day, as he just eliminated a player, and his stack reached 70,000. It was a preflop all in where Pogodin was holding 
and he was against the 
of his opponent. The board ran out 
and the Russian player took the pot with the nut straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
Busted |
when we arrived at his table, with Cordts betting 6,200 and his opponent calling.
completed the board on the river and Cordts pushed his remaining stack in the middle. The dealer counted it, and it was 22,100. His opponent went into the tank for around two minutes and finally called.
for a flush and his opponent showed 
for a rivered straight that it wasn't enough.
and the bet was for 10,000. Huang called but threw his cards to the muck when he saw his opponent's 
.
